English Vocab Semester Exam

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Banter

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Silly teasing between people. Example: The labored banter of his friends was only making his headache

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Caricature

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A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect. To represent or imitate in an exaggerated or disordered manner. Example: She’s making herself a caricature of what people want her to be.

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Droll

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Amusingly odd Example: My droll uncle showed up at the family barbecue wearing overalls and an upside-down hat full of ears of corn.

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Facetious

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Playfully joking; humorous; not meant to be taken seriously. Example: I was being facetious when I said that in the future

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Flippant

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Humorous in a disrespectful casual way

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Hilarity

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Get merriment; extreme amusement. Example: The silly costumes and jokes added to the hilarity of the gathering.

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Ludicrous

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Ridiculously laughably absurd. Example: The silly costumes and jokes added to the hilarity of the gathering.

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Mirth

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fun and enjoyment as shown by laughter. Example: There was an explosion of mirth from the assembled staff but undeterred

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Whimsical

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Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior.

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Witticism

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describes something funny that someone says like a pun or little joke.

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Analogy

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You compare two things for the purpose of explanation. Example: Then it was all about finding the right analogy or metaphor for the way to tell an audience.

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Antithesis

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Is the complete opposite of something. Example: The Lakers are the present-day antithesis of their rich and vastly entertaining history.

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Commensurate

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Has to do with things that are similar in size and therefore appropriate.

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Congruence

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"in agreement with" as in the school's rules are congruent with expectations for behavior at home.

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Deviate

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Anything that varies from the accepted norm or standard. Example: Is it not true that slowly and through many deviations I changed from a man into a child?

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Disparity

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Disparity is the condition of being unequal and a disparity is a noticeable difference.

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Heterogenous

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Two or more things.

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Homogenous

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Homogenous describes things that are all of the similar kind.

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Nuance

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A very small difference in color

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Tantamount

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When something is tantamount to another thing it is essentially its equivalent. Example: I nodded approvingly at both sentiments – tantamount to the kiss of death.

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aggrandize

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It can also be used to mean simply "to make greater."

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exorbitant

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You can see how the word now has come to be described as something that has gone way off the beaten track especially in terms of price and value.

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grandiose

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Big and exaggerated

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gratuitous

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Refer to something that’s unnecessary and mildly annoying.

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intemperate

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When you are intemperate you are not doing things in moderation; you lack self-control. An alcoholic is intemperate — overindulging and depending on alcohol.

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multifarious

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Come from multi-, or "many," parts or expressions. Comic actors who can morph their faces into a 1000 different looks are multifarious.

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opulence

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A word that suggests extravagant excess. Opulence describes lavish and visibly over-the-top living.

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profligate

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Implies recklessly wasting your money on extravagant luxury.

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satiate

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Often used in situations in which a thirst, craving, or need is satisfied.

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surfeit

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to overdo.

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ignoble

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not noble just means base or low. Like that dude in Biology who’s always telling fart jokes

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unseemly

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Something that is inappropriate or unacceptable behavior.