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WHAT’S SO FUNNY?
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| screenplay | the words written for characters in a film complete with instructions on what actions are needed |
| flaw | a fault that causes something not to be perfect |
| humiliate | to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people |
| contagious | spread quickly to other people |
| presidential candidate | someone who competes in an election to become president |
| ripe | fully grown and ready to be eaten |
| subvert | to challenge somebody’s ideas or expectations and make them consider the opposite |
| stem from | to be the result of something |
| theorist | a person who explains why things happen or exist and develops ideas around them |
| innate | (of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born |
| misunderstanding | a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly |
| inane | stupid or silly; with no meaning |
| archetype | the most typical or perfect example of a particular kind of person or thing |
| neurotic | not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something |
| outwit | to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them by doing something clever |
| incongruity | the fact of being strange and not suitable in a situation |
| punchline | the last few words of a joke that make it funny |