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Vocab 59
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English
12th Grade
12/08/2008

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Facetious
Definition
the habit of joking
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Flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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Harlequin
Definition
buffoon; clown
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hilarious
Definition
very funny
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hilarity
Definition
noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
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Ironic or Ironical
Definition
Species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the word
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Jocose
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given jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
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Levity
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lack of proper seriousness
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Ludicrous
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exiting laughter, ridiculous
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Parody
Definition
Humorous imitation
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Sarcasm
Definition
sneering language intended to hurt a persons feeling's
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Satire
Definition
language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
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Travesty
Definition
imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery
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