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Week 20 Vocab Mrs. Brady
week 20 vocab for Mrs. Brady
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English
9th Grade
02/25/2015

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Derision
Definition
Ridicule,
Mockery
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Bathos
Definition
Anticlimactic,
False or excessive pathos
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Burlesque
Definition
A comic imitation or takeoff
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Irony
Definition
Mild sarcasm,
A grimly humorous effect of words,
A situation opposite to what one expects
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Satire
Definition
Ridicule, especially in literary form
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Levity
Definition
Light-mindedness,
frivolity
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Facetiousness
Definition
Witty Levity
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Flippancy
Definition
Pertness,
Lightly disrespectful talk or action,
Sauciness
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Hilarity
Definition
Boisterous levity
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Jocularity
Definition
Good natured,
Playful joyousness
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Ludicrousness
Definition
Laughableness,
Ridiculousness
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Repartee
Definition
Rapid, witty conversation or reply
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Bohemian
Definition
Loose,
Arty,
Unconventional
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Catatonic
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Marked by stupor or muscular rigidity,
Often alternating w/ excitement
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Ecumenical
Definition
Worldwide,
Universal,
Church uniting
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Empirical
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Based on experience or experiment
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Netter
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Down below
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Palatable
Definition
Tasty,
Savory,
Agreeable
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Psychedelic
Definition
Producing an unnatural mental state
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Paranoid
Definition
Characterized by suspiciousness
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