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Jest

/dʒˈɛst/
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(noun) An act performed for amusement; a joke.

Are you in jest or in earnest?
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He said it in ____, but his friend took it seriously and felt very offended by what was said today.

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