3&4 Flashcards by Kellie Trott | Brainscape

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Concomitant

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Occurring simultaneously

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Eon

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Longest division of geological time

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Extant

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Still in existence

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Hiatus

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Gap in space, time, or continuity

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Inure

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Accustom to hardship

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Irrevocable

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Irreversible

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Millennium

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One thousand years

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Perpetuity

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An eternity

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Pristine

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Unspoiled

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Transience

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Brief existence

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Levity

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Humorous

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Parody

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A comic imitation that exaggerates

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Raillery

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Good-natured teasing

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Regale

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The entertain

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Satirical

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Humorously critical, using sarcasm

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Buffoon

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A clown or jester

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Farce

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An exaggerated comic play

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Irony

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Deliberate use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

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Jocular

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Characterized by joking manner

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Lampoon

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A written piece that pokes fun or ridicules