A moment of levity in the middle of a long defense relaxed the committee without weakening the candidate’s argument.
长时间答辩中的片刻轻松让委员会放松下来，却未削弱答辩人的论证。
Which choice best defines “levity”?
C — Lack of seriousness; frivolity.. “levity” means Lack of seriousness; frivolity..
Which word means “Lack of seriousness; frivolity.”?
D — levity. “levity” means Lack of seriousness; frivolity..
levity — Lack of seriousness; frivolity.. In Chinese: 轻浮；轻率.
levity is pronounced //ˈlɛvəti//.
A moment of levity in the middle of a long defense relaxed the committee without weakening the candidate’s argument. (长时间答辩中的片刻轻松让委员会放松下来，却未削弱答辩人的论证。)
frivolity, flippancy, lightheartedness — all close in meaning to levity (Lack of seriousness; frivolity.).
gravity, seriousness — each the opposite of levity (Lack of seriousness; frivolity.).
Yes. levity is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
lev(轻) → 不够庄重。