| Term | Definition |
|---|
| derision | ridicule, mockery |
| bathos | anticlimax |
| burlesqu | a comic imitation or takeoff |
| irony | mild sarcasm, a grimly humouous effect of words, or asituation opposite to what one expects |
| satire | ridicule, especially in literary form |
| levity | light-mindedness, frivolity |
| facetiousness | witty levity |
| flippancy | pertness, lightly disrespectful talk or action, sauciness |
| hilarity | boisterous levity |
| jocularity | good-natured, playful joyousness |
| ludicrousness | laughableness, ridiculousness |
| repartee | rapid, witty conversation or reply |
| bohemian | loose, arty, unconventional |
| catatonic | marked by stupor or muscular rigidity, often alternating with excitement |
| ecumenical | worldwide, universal, church-uniting |
| empirical | based on experience or experiment |
| nether | down, below |
| palatable | tasty, savory, agreeable |
| paranoid | characterized by suspiciousness and a feeling of being persecuted |
| psychedelic | producing an unnatural mental state |
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