levity (n)
/ˈlɛvɪti/
flippancy, joking about serious matters
The treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect
olfactory (adj)
/ɒlˈfakt(ə)ri/
Relating to the sense of smell
potable (adj)
/ˈpəʊtəb(ə)l/
Safe to drink; drinkable
rotund (adj)
/rə(ʊ)ˈtʌnd/
round,
(Of a person) large and plump
tranquil (adj)
/ˈtraŋkwɪl/
peaceful
Free from disturbance; calm
flippancy (n)
/ˈflɪp(ə)nsi/
Lack of respect or seriousness; frivolousness
plump
/plʌmp/
- (adj) Having a full rounded shape
- (v) Shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft
- (v) Set down heavily or unceremoniously
- (n) An abrupt plunge; a heavy fall
- (adv) With a sudden or heavy fall
- (adv) Directly and bluntly
frivolous (adj)
/ˈfrɪv(ə)ləs/
Not having any serious purpose or value
pat
/pat/
- (v) Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand
- (n) A quick, light touch with the hand
- (n) A compact mass of soft material
- (adj) Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing
- (adv) At exactly the right moment or in the right way; very conveniently or opportunely
ceremonious (adj)
/sɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs/
Relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions
plunge (v)
/plʌn(d)ʒ/
- Jump or dive quickly and energetically
2. Push or thrust quickly
glib (adj)
/ɡlɪb/
(Of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow
thrust
/θrʌst/
- (v) Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction
2. (n) A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part
