jocular

Day 15Level 3

JAHK-yuh-luhr

playful

playful, amusing

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

humorous, jesting, jolly

Antonyms:

serious, morose, tragic

Example Sentence:

In an attempt to cheer her up, he had written a flippant and jocular letter.

Related Words

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uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

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aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation