GRE Word List

JOCULAR

said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful

The meaning of the word jocular is said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful.

Random words

WordMeaning
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
belaborto attack verbally
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
braggadocioempty boasting
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as