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| 1-2 of 2Farce flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | La Farce du Cuivierby ares | 53 terms | September 11, 2007 |
| 2 | La Farce de Maître Pathelin Vocabularyby Carrie3791 | 51 terms | December 16, 2008 |
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | (n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham | 25 sets | |
| 2 | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations | 21 sets | |
| 3 | broad comedy; mockery | 21 sets | |
| 4 | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham | 16 sets | |
| 5 | ridiculous, light comedy; slapstick comedy; absurd thing; mockery | 15 sets | |
| 6 | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; adj. farcical | 13 sets | |
| 7 | an absurdly ridiculous situation | 11 sets | |
| 8 | broad comedy, mockery | 9 sets | |
| 9 | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings | 8 sets | |
| 10 | a type of comedy based on a humorous situation such as a bank robber who mistakenly wanders into a police station to hide. it is the situation here which provides the humor not the cleverness of plot or lines | 8 sets | |
| 11 | mockery | 8 sets | |
| 12 | a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose | 7 sets | |
| 13 | a mockery | 7 sets | |
| 14 | n. broad comedy; mockery | 5 sets | |
| 15 | a ridiculous sham | 5 sets | |
| 16 | (n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham | 5 sets | |
| 17 | extremely broad humor; in earlier times, a funny play or a comedy. | 5 sets | |
| 18 | a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character | 5 sets | |
| 19 | a type of comedy in which one-dimensional characters are put into ludicrous situations; ordinary standards of probability and motivation are freely violated in order to evoke laughter. | 4 sets | |
| 20 | n. a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense | 4 sets | |
| 21 | ridiculous or empty show | 4 sets | |
| 22 | a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense | 4 sets | |
| 23 | a play or scene in a play or book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor. | 4 sets | |
| 24 | a humorous stage play marked by improbable situations and exaggerated behavior | 4 sets | |
| 25 | noun | 4 sets | |
| 26 | tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker | 3 sets | |
| 27 | farsa | 3 sets | |
| 28 | n. 闹剧,胡闹 | 3 sets | |
| 29 | buffoonery, mockery | 3 sets | |
| 30 | a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. | 3 sets | |
| 31 | a type of comedy based on a farfetched humorous situation, often with ridiculous or stereotyped characters. | 3 sets | |
| 32 | burlesque | 3 sets | |
| 33 | a scene in a play or book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor | 3 sets | |
| 34 | a light drama with broad comedy and a hard-to-believe plot | 3 sets | |
| 35 | a humorus, comical show; a comedy | 3 sets | |
| 36 | mockery, absurdity, ridiculousness, nonsense, burlesque | 3 sets | |
| 37 | burlesque, mockery | 3 sets | |
| 38 | a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character. | 3 sets | |
| 39 | a highly humorous and highly improbable plot | 3 sets | |
| 40 | something absurd or ridiculous | 3 sets | |