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vocab 11 gr 10

Vocabulary 11 grade 10

QuestionAnswerpart of speech
An exchange of good-humored, playful remarks banter noun
Talk-show hosts often _____ with their guests banter
When a woman told Winston Churchill, who was famous for his ______, "if I were your wife, I'd put poison in your coffee," he replied,'If I were your husband, I'd drink it." banter
A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect caricature noun from Italian caricare, "to exaggerate"
____________ of the late Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnez usually included ridiculously bushy eyebrows. Caricature(s)
To represent or imitate in a exaggerated or distorted manner caricature verb
Luckily, Principal Weiss laughted when she saw herself being ___________ on stage in the student talent show. caricatur(ed)
Becky is a great ___________; in just a few seconds, she can make a funny, recognizable sketch of any celebrity. caricaturist
amusingly odd droll adjective
My _____ uncle showed up at the family barbecue wearing overalls and an upside=down hat full of ears of corn. droll
Playfully joking; humorous; not meant to be taken seriously facetious adjective from /latin facetus
I was being ________ when I said that, in the future, people who can spell will not be allowed to use the Internet. facetious
Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty flippant adjective
great merriment; extreme amusement hilarity noun from Greek hilaros, "cheerful
The comedian's jokes were so ___________ that we laughed until we were gasping for air hilarious adjective from hilarity
ridiculously, laughably absurd ludicrous adjective from Latin ludus, "game"
Imagine the ___________ of a sixty-year-old, overweight, bearded actor playing the lovely, young Juliet! ludicrousness noun from ludicrous
good spirits; happiness and merriment, especially a expressed by laughter mirth noun from Old Englush myrgth, "merriment"
The court jester's constant jokes and imitations made the king's dinner a _____ occasion. mirthful adjective
playful or unpredictable whimsical adjective
In an act of pure ______, the teacher did a back-flip before starting the lecture whimsy noun from whimsical
a clever remark or saying witticism noun
Oscar Wilde is famous for his _________; my favorite is "I can resist anyhthing but temptation witticism(s)
We enjoyed the speaker's ____ remarks. witty adjective from witticism
My _________ aunt Harriet regularly traveled to exotic places on the spur of the moment. whimsical
The wedding guests were full of _____ and excitement. mirth
At a fundraiser, the soccer dads dressed up as honey bees and did a _______ dance, buzzing up and down the aisles and pretending to gather honey. ludicrous
The silly costumes and jokes added to the ________ of the gathering hilarity
While frantically asking neighbots if they had seen her lost dog, Lynn didn'r appreciate the _________ question, "Is he the one with the tail?" flippant
good spirits mirth
great merriment hilarity
playful converstion banter
amusingly odd droll
disrespectfully humorous flippant
unpredictable whimsical
a comic exaggeration caricature
a clever remark witticism
utterly absurd ludicrous
not meant to be taken seriously facetious
Where did you get the _______ idea that I'd changed my name to "bumbelina" ludicrous
Some people call my sense of humor odd, bu I prefer to call it ______. droll
The willing team was so full of _____ that the three-hour bus ride seemed to fly by. mirth key - "full of"
I hopw Jack realized that my comment about his presentation being "canceled due to lack of interest" was facetious key - "I hope--realized" not meant to be taken seriously
We were amused by the clever ______ between the show's characters. banter key - exchange of good-humored, playful remarks.
Maria's role in the comedy was a ____ of a lovesick teenager. caricature key - caricatures oftern appear in cartoons, articles, books and performances
Because of Peter's _____ answers during the interview, he did not get the job. flippant key - humorous in a disrespectful, casual way
One of Mark Twain's many great _____is, "The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read then." witticisms key -clever "remark or saying"
I was embarrassed after tripping, but I could understand the ____ that followed. hilarity key extreme amusement
Every chapter of the ____ book contained some delightful new twist. whimsical key playful or unpredictable
at first, the __ between the colleagues wasw good-natured, but after a few vieled insinuations, their comments soon became more ___ and biting. banter ... flippant
Elina was not amused when Jorge told her ____ that his car had a flat tire so he couldn't take her to the dance. facetiously from facetious
The children were ___ when the clown hit himself with a pie. mirthful from Mirth
Mrs. Yung was shocked by her son's ____ answers to her serious questions flippant from flippant
Tammi got a job as a ____ because she is a talented artist with a good sense of humor. caricaturist from caricature
The Movie's dialogue was so _____ that everyone we knew repeated the lines over and over. hilarious from hilarity
Some people carefully plan their lives,but others prefer to act on______. Whimsy from whimsical
"The ____ of your theory makes me question your sanity," said the judgmental astrophysicist. ludicrousness from ludicrous
"you to stop ___ in class," the teacher scolded. bantering from banter
Shakespere's comedies contain many ______ comments about life and love. witty from witticism
The street performer's _____ act drew a large crowd. droll
The most likely reason a lecturer would begin a talk with a witticism to interest the audience
A way to express mirth laugh loudly
A ludicrous item to wear to the beach on a summer day snow boots
A word that would NOT describe a facetious comment serious
Something that would NOT inspire hilarity chemistry test
the person mot likely to have a flippant attitude rebellious teen
The genre of literature most likely to include whimsical plot twists fantasy
An audience raction most likely caused by a droll character suprised laughter
the LEAST appropriate place for banter library
A feature that would most likely be included in a caricature of a scholarly professor thick glasses
To converse in a playful or teasing way banter verb
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