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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

jocular

adjective

Definition

fond of joking

In a sentence

His jocular tone lifted the meeting.

Similar words

  • playful
  • humorous

Why this word matters: jocular appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.