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GoingPlaces-Unit 1
The Best Medicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mildly entertaining, pleasantly diverting | amusing |
| a drawing that emphasizes a physical feature of its subject | caricature |
| funny drawing | cartoon |
| having a happy disposition | cheerful |
| a person who tells jokes or funny stories to entertain others | comedian |
| a usually humorous narrative sequence of cartoon panels | comic strip |
| spreading or tending to spread from one to another, infectious | contagious |
| to hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting | entertain |
| a short, spasmodic laugh | giggle |
| a burst of deep, loud, hearty laughter | guffaw |
| very funny or merry | hilarious |
| the population of behaviors exhibited by humans and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion and/or genetics | human behavior |
| the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth to highlight certain discordant features of reality | irony |
| a question, short story, or depiction of a situation made with the intent of being humorous | joke |
| to chuckle or giggle loudly at someone or something, perhaps in ridicule | to laugh at |
| a) to chuckle or giggle loudly along with someone who finds the same thing funny as you do; b) to laugh with a certain attitude -- ex. to laugh with glee, to laugh with derision | to laugh with |
| happy sounds made by people when they are very amused | laughter |
| absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter | ludicrous |
| a) The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; b) An actor or actress skilled in this art | mime |
| To do, use, or stress to excess; to exaggerate | overdo |
| A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule | parody |
| a figure of speech that plays on words that are similar to each other | pun |
| the final part of a joke, comedy sketch, or profound statement intended to be funny or to provoke laughter or thought from listeners | punchline |
| deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly | ridiculous |
| irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity | satire |
| the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous | sense of humor |
| a style of acting, related to but distinct from mime, invented to bring comedy into the medium of film in the silent film era before a sound track on film was technologically practicable | silent comedy |
| often referred to as a sitcom; a TV or radio comedy program usually consisting of recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace | situation comedy |
| a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense. | slapstick |
| a brief emotional state experienced as the result of an unexpected significant event | surprise |
| to touch a part of the body so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter | to tickle |
| a nervous, restrained giggle | titter |
| an unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern; in jokes, it is often linked to the punchline | twist |
| coming without warning; unforeseen; surprising | unexpected |
| The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things | wit |
Created by:
Mrs.Ryan
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