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22 Cards in this Set
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banter
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playful teasing
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caricature
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drawing,imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities.
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droll
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odd and laughter-provoking
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facetious
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in the habit of joking
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flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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harlequin
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buffoon;clown
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hilarious
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boisterously merry;very funny
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hilarity
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noisy gaiety
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ironic or ironical
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containing or expressing irony
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irony
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species of humor whose intended maning is the opposite of the words used
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jocose
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giving to jesting;playfully humorous
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness
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ludicrous
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exciting laughter;absurd
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parody
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humorous imitation
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sarcasm
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sneering language intended to hurt a person's feelings
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sarcastic
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given to or expressing sarcasm
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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satiric or satirical
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given to or expressing satire
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satire
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language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
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travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous
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derogatory
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expressing low esteem
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calumnious
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falsely and maliciously accusing
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