Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: Happy and Funny Words

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  1. comedy
    a humorous incident or series of incidents
  2. comical
    arousing or provoking laughter
  3. hilarious
    extremely funny; causing laughter
  4. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  5. laughable
    inviting ridicule and derision; absurd
  6. hilarity
    great merriment
  7. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  8. bliss
    a state of extreme happiness
  9. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  10. merry
    full of or showing high-spirited joy
  11. delightful
    greatly pleasing or entertaining
  12. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  13. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  14. euphoria
    a feeling of great elation
  15. exultant
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  16. gusto
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  17. jollity
    feeling jovial and full of good humor
  18. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  19. joyous
    full of or characterized by happiness
  20. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  21. proud
    feeling self-respect, self-esteem, or self-importance
  22. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  23. rhapsody
    a state of elated bliss
  24. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  25. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  26. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  27. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  28. quip
    a witty saying
  29. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
  30. cackle
    emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
  31. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  32. snicker
    laugh quietly
  33. mirth
    great merriment
  34. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  35. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  36. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  37. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  38. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
Created on Fri Jan 31 16:45:00 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 19:58:34 EDT 2020)

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