Ch 3 Group 10 Flashcards
Caricature
Drawing imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities
Banter
Playful teasing
Droll
Odd and laughter provoking
Facetious
In habit of joking
Flippant
Treating serious matters lightly
Harlequin
Buffoon; clown
Hilarious
Boisterously merry; funny
Hilarity
Noisy gaiety; jollity
Ironic/ironical
Containing or expressing irony
Irony
Opposite of meaning
Jocose
Given to jesting; playfully humorous
Levity
Lack of proper seriousness; trifling
Parody
Humorous imitation
Sarcasm
Sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a persons feelings
Sarcastic
Given to or expressing sarcasm
Sardonic
Bitterly sarcastic; mocking
Satire
Language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
Satiric
Given to or expressing satire
Travesty
Imitation that makes a serious thing look ridiculous