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20 Cards in this Set
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derision
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ridicule mockery
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bathos
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anticlimax, false or excessive pathos
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burlesque
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comic imitation or take off
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irony
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mild sarcasm
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satire
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ridicule in literary form
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levity
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light-mindedness, frivolity
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facetiousness
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witty levity
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flippancy
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pertness, sauciness
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hilarity
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boisterous levity
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jocularity
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playful joyousness
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ludicrousness
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ridiculousness, laughableness
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repartee
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rapid, witty conversation or reply
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bohemian
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loose, arty, unconventional
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catatonic
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marked by stupor or muscular rigity
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ecumenical
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worldwide, universal, church-uniting
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empirical
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based on experience or experiment
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nether
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down, below
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palatable
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tasty, savory, agreeable
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paranoid
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characterized by suspiciousness and feeling of being persecuted
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psychedelic
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producing an unnatural mental state
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