GRE Word List
JOCULAR
said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
The meaning of the word jocular is said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loft | room or space under the roof; attic |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| connotation | suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
| dingy | (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
| cozen | cheat; hoodwink; swindle |
| wither | (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay |
| steep | soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous |
| heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
