RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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Lightness of manner, especially when greater seriousness is expected.

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levity

A little levity eased the tension before the rehearsal began.
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A small joke about the group's collection of mismatched ladders introduced welcome levity.
From The Tone of Leadership.
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