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| irony |
figure of speech where actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning. |
| Parody |
a composition humorously imitating another usually serious piece of work. |
| Sarcasm |
verbal irony that pretends to praise, but intends to show bitter and personal disapproval - intending to hurt |
| Innuendo |
an insinuation or indirect suggestion with a harmful or sinister connotation |
| Invective |
harsh or abusive language directed against a person or a cause. |
| Burlesque |
a form of comic art characteized by ridiculous exaggeration. |
| victuals |
food |
| commenced |
began |
| dismal |
gloomy or depressing |
| ransomed |
freed from captivity for a price |
| lath |
building material |
| enchantment |
magic; sorcery |
| raspy |
grating; harsh |
| counterfeit |
fake; not real |
| temperance |
moderation; sobriety |
| stanchion |
post of timber or iron - to support a structure |
| wadding |
material for stopping charge in a gun |
| hail |
to call to |
| brash |
uninhibited, tactless, impudent |
| lolled |
relaxed |
| abolitionist |
person against slavery |
| quicksilver |
mercury |
| speculate |
make a risky financial transaction |
| abreast |
side by side |
| solemn |
having a respectful calm |
| mournful |
sad |
| rummaging |
searching |
| derrick |
crane for lifting or a supporting tower |
| berth |
a place to sleep |
| staving |
put-off; delaying |
| petrified |
turned to stone |
| bygones |
past happenings |
| lamented |
grieved |
| pensive |
thoughtful |
| disposition |
inclination - tendency |
| feud |
a hereditary quarrel |
| ransacked |
searched thoroughly but hurriedly |
| cavorting |
extravagant behavior |
| mesmerism |
hypnotism |
| phrenology |
reading a person's future by examining their skull |
| encores |
calls for repeat performances |
| soliloquy |
dramatic monologue |
| sublime |
excellent, having a sense of grandeur |
| yawl |
small boat |
| sanctified |
holy |
| pious |
religious; reverent |
| afflicted |
infirm; handicapped |
| obsequies |
funeral rites; solemnities |
| frock |
a woman's dress |
| pallet |
a temporary bed |
| shroud |
a cloth used to wrap a body for burial |
| stealthy |
having the ability to move in secret |
| fagged |
exhausted |
| collar |
hold onto |
| warbling |
singing |
| prejudiced |
having a preconceived preference or idea |
| candid |
characterized by openness and sincerity of expression |
| admirable |
deserving admiration (duh) |
| impudent |
impertinent, offensively forward |
| mortification |
death of part of a body while the rest is alive |
| amputate |
to cut off |
| distracted |
pulled in conflicting emotional directions |
| waylay |
to lie in wait for and attack from ambush |
| distinctions |
differentiation |
| conveniences |
things that increase comfort or save work |
| confound |
to cause to become confused or perplexed |
| coaxing |
to obtain by persistent persuasion |
| insurrection |
the act of open revolt |
| addled |
confused |
| tedious |
tiresome by reason of lenght, slowness or dullness |
| evade |
to avoid performning |
| unfurled |
spread or opened something out |
| faculties |
any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind |
| huffy |
a fit of anger or annoyance |
| sultry |
very humid and hot |
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