GRE vocabulary
jocose
given to or characterized by joking, playfully humorous
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Questions about “jocose”
Jocose (adjective) means given to or characterized by joking, playfully humorous
Here is jocose used in an example sentence: "His jocose remarks at the funeral struck some mourners as inappropriate."
Common synonyms for jocose include jocular, facetious, waggish, jesting.
Antonyms of jocose include serious, solemn, grave.
Jocose is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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