From Vanity Fair When Roberto first read this passage, he thought jocular
meant "amusing.
Was Roberto correct?
When she sang, every note thrilled in his dull soul, and tingled through his
huge frame. When she spoke, he brought all the force of his brains to listen and
wonder. If she was jocular, he used to revolve her jokes in his mind, and explode over
them half an hour afterwards in the street, to the surprise of the groom in the tilbury
by his side, or the comrade riding with him in Rotten Row. Her words were oracles to
him, her smallest actions marked by an infallible grace and wisdom
1. No, because the woman's words are serious
since she is full of grace and wisdom."
(from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray)
02. Yes, because the woman's silly Ideas frequently
cause the man to listen and wonder."
Dictionary
03. No, because the woman's jokes are hard to
understand though the man dutifully thinks
about them
jocular (ja' kyū lúr) adj.
1. merry, witty, humorous
2. Silly, playful
4. Yes, because the man ponders the woman's
jokes and then bursts out in laughter several
minutes later