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Day 4 Wordmasters
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coinage | currency in the form of coins |
| Oxymoron | a phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect |
| Parody | a piece of writing or music that deliberately copies another work in a comic or satirical way |
| Degradation | great humiliation brought by loss of status, reputation or self esteem |
| Sarcasm | remarks that mean the opposit of what they seem to say and are intended to mock or deride |
| Mock-serious | trasitive and intransitive verb to treat somebody or something with scorn or contempt |
| Didactic | containing a political or moral message |
| Irony | humor based on using words to suggest the oposite of their literal meaning |
| Deflation | the release or escape of air or gas from something, resulting in its shrinking or collapsing |
| Snippet | a small piece of something such as information or music |