Vocabulary - Word Group 27

Word Group : Funny

Sr. No	Word	Meaning	Sentence
1	Chortle	Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way	He chortled at his own execrable pun
2	Droll	Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement	His unique brand of droll self-mockery
3	Facetious	Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant	A facetious remark
4	Flippant	Not showing a serious or respectful attitude	A flippant remark
5	Gibe	1.     An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt 2.     Make insulting or mocking remarks	1.     A gibe at his old rivals 2.     Some cynics in the media might jibe
6	Jocular	Fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful	She sounded in a jocular mood
7	Levity	The treatment of a serious matter with humor or lack of due respect	As an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop
8	Ludicrous	So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing	It’s ludicrous that I have been fined.
9	Raillery	Good humored teasing	She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers
10	Riposte	1.     A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism 2.     A quick return thrust in fencing 3.     Make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism 4.     Make a quick return thrust in fencing	1.     His mother forestalled his indignant riposte by replacing the receiver 2.     You’ve got a strange sense of honor’, Grant riposted
11	Simper	Smile in an affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating manner	1.     She simpered, looking pleased with herself 2.     An exaggerated simper