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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

Set Information

Terms 20
Creator seans33
Created May 14, 2007
Group Hershey High School Word Wealth
Tags wordwealth, word, wealth, part, two, unit, 10, ten, hershey, high, school, hhs, rob, sterner, sean, sisco, 20, words
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  1. burlesqu → a comic imitation or takeoff - 17 misses
  2. bathos → anticlimax - 15 misses
  3. catatonic → marked by stupor or muscular rigidity, often alternating with excitement - 14 misses
  4. ecumenical → worldwide, universal, church-uniting - 13 misses
  5. psychedelic → producing an unnatural mental state - 13 misses
  6. derision → ridicule, mockery - 12 misses
  7. empirical → based on experience or experiment - 12 misses