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.
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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 |