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eng vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Perplexity | inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable |
| Vitriol | Cruel, bitter criticism |
| Stolid | calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation |
| Pedantic | concerned with wording |
| Morose | gloomy and uncommunicative |
| Sinister | ominous, evil |
| Farcical | relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects |
| Bemused | dazed, baffled, perhaps with a tinge of wry amusement |
| Conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| Cynical | pessimistic, sees the worst in human nature |
| absurd | ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous |
| Sardonic | showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| Feign | pretend, put on |
| mock heroic | ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action |
| Parallel Syntax | a rhetorical device that consists of repetition among adjacent sentences or clauses |
| Jaded | tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something |
| Irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning, an event or result marked by such incongruity |
| Participle | word derived from a verb that functions as an adjective (to modify nouns/pronouns) or helps form complex verb tenses |
| Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence |
| Subversive | seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution |
| Narrative | a story, an account with structured meaning |
| Wit | a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humor |
| Disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt |
| Situational comedy (sitcom!) | centers on a recurring cast of characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. |
| Slapstick | a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy |
| Exposition | a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing) |
| situational irony | the actual outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was intended or expected |
| wry | bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing |
| Inference | an assumption based on implication |
| Dramatic irony | the audience or reader understands crucial information that the characters in a story do not |
| Conceit | fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor OR excessive pride in oneself |
| Parody | imitates another, often well-known, work or style in an exaggerated or comedic way |
| Sarcasm | the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say |
| Farce | a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations |
| lighthearted | pleasant, not overly concerned with serious issues |
| Connote | (of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning |
| puns | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meaning |
| comedy of manners | a genre of realistic, satirical comedy that questions and comments upon the manners and social conventions of a greatly sophisticated, artificial society |
| Denote | used to refer to an actual, primary, and specific meaning |
| dark comedy | comedy that incorporates humor, irony, or satire into subjects that are typically considered serious, painful, or taboo |
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