The quiz for these words will be on Friday, January 8.
Part II unit 10
Words for Ridicule
1. Derision- ridicule, mockery
2. Bathos- anticlimax, false or excessive pathos
3. Burlesque- a comic imitation of take off
4. Irony- mild sarcasm, a firmly humorous effect of words, or a situation opposite to what one expects
5. Satire- ridicule, especially in literary form
Words for Light-Hearted Use
6. Levity- light mindedness, frivolity
7. Facetiousness- witty levity
8. Flippancy- pertness, lightly disrespectful talk or action, sauciness
9. Hilarity- boisterous levity
10. Jocularity- good-natured, playful joyousness
11. Ludicrousness- laughableness, ridiculousness
12. repartee- rapid, witty conversation or reply
Adjectives
13. Bohemian- loose, arty, unconventional
14. Catatonic- marked by stupor or muscular rigidity, often alternating with excitement
15. Ecumenical- worldwide, universal, church-uniting
16. Empirical- based on experience or experiment
17. Nether- down, below
18. Palatable- tasty, savory, agreeable
19. Paranoid- characterized by suspiciousness and a feeling of being persecuted
20. Psychedelic- producing an unnatural mental start
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