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Lesson 11 vocab Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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To converse in a playful or teasing way

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Banter

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2
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A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect, to represent or imitate in an exaggerated manner

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caricature

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3
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amusingly odd

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droll

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4
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playfully joking, humorous, not meant to be taken seriously

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facetious

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Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty

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flippant

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6
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great merriment; extreme amusement

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hilarity

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ridiculously, laughably absurd

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ludicrous

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8
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good spirits, happiness and merriment

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mirth

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9
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playful or unpredictable

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whimsical

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a clever remark or saying

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witticism

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