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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Vocabulary and Literary Terms for Unit 3 - Satire (Honors English 10)by mrspruill | 24 terms | December 11, 2008 |
| 2 | Final Exam Review: virulent-satireby knavis | 10 terms | June 2, 2009 |
| 3 | Satire Termsby 2010mcclec | 35 terms | April 8, 2008 |
| 4 | Satireby cianfaglione | 30 terms | May 10, 2009 |
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| 5 | Scrabble Root "SATIRE"by yinon | 70 terms | June 27, 2007 |
| 6 | Satire vocabularyby aabandas | 15 terms | April 20, 2007 |
| 7 | Satire Focus Conceptsby NatalieMunroe | 10 terms | July 26, 2009 |
| 8 | Devices for Satireby pianogal | 5 terms | May 28, 2008 |
| 9 | Tartuffe Questionsby lens_yo | 22 terms | November 13, 2007 |
| 10 | Satire Unit Vocabby calcan | 14 terms | April 12, 2009 |
| 11 | Satireby whitneygebhart | 15 terms | February 16, 2009 |
| 12 | Satire Violletteby jacehunt | 17 terms | November 3, 2009 |
| 13 | SATIRE!by AliMil043 | 4 terms | June 7, 2009 |
| 14 | satire vocabby kking11 | 10 terms | December 17, 2008 |
| 15 | satire-witby fsanchez | 12 terms | May 6, 2009 |
| 16 | British Literatureby SSShaw | 2 terms | March 4, 2009 |
| 17 | Satireby ahhali | 26 terms | May 11, 2009 |
| 18 | satire vocabularyby xoxblondiecxox | 18 terms | February 26, 2009 |
| 19 | extra terms to "satire"by rogue_ninja11 | 35 terms | September 4, 2007 |
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| satire definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule | 62 sets | |
| 2 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | 50 sets | |
| 3 | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly | 48 sets | |
| 4 | a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision | 41 sets | |
| 5 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. | 21 sets | |
| 6 | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. | 20 sets | |
| 7 | literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness | 19 sets | |
| 8 | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attemmpt to bring about a change. | 18 sets | |
| 9 | the employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices. | 16 sets | |
| 10 | the use of ridicule, sarcasm, wit, or irony in order to expose, set right, destroy, or laugh at a vice, human folly, or social evil | 14 sets | |
| 11 | form of entertainment that uses irony and sarcasm; romans were proud of this | 14 sets | |
| 12 | to ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines | 12 sets | |
| 13 | n. the employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices. | 11 sets | |
| 14 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack | 10 sets | |
| 15 | an ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it | 10 sets | |
| 16 | satire: a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. | 9 sets | |
| 17 | literary work exposing human vices and shortcomings to ridicule and scorn | 9 sets | |
| 18 | writing which ridicules society, a group, a social institution, etc., in order to reveal a weakness | 9 sets | |
| 19 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness. | 9 sets | |
| 20 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness | 9 sets | |
| 21 | irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, esp. in a literary work | 8 sets | |
| 22 | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and convention for reform or ridicule. regardless of whether or not the work aims to reform humans or their society, ___ is best seen as a style of writing rather than a purpose for writing. the effect of __, often humorous, is thought provoking and insightful about the human condition. | 8 sets | |
| 23 | (noun) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision | 7 sets | |
| 24 | any writing that uses ridicule to bring about social reform | 7 sets | |
| 25 | a work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society | 7 sets | |
| 26 | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 7 sets | |
| 27 | the use of ridicule, sarcasm, or irony in writing to make fun of someone or something. | 7 sets | |
| 28 | the literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it | 7 sets | |
| 29 | exposes common character flaws to the cold light of humor | 7 sets | |
| 30 | uses a reversal to bring light to problems. the intention is to make something better | 6 sets | |
| 31 | poking fun at someone or something in a clever way | 5 sets | |
| 32 | type of writting that dictates the short cummings of people or institutions in atempt to bring about change | 5 sets | |
| 33 | a piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work | 5 sets | |
| 34 | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn | 5 sets | |
| 35 | writing that ridicules something or someone in order to reveal a weakness | 5 sets | |
| 36 | attempts to improve things by pointing out people's mistakes in the hope that once exposed, such behavior will become less common. | 5 sets | |
| 37 | a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure | 5 sets | |
| 38 | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly | 5 sets | |
| 39 | a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit | 5 sets | |
| 40 | a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure. | 5 sets | |