Set 4 Flashcards by Emilie Jenkins | Brainscape

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Lampoon

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Sharp satire directed at something

Parody

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Impassive

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Lacking emotion

Indifferent

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Rebuff

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A blunt rejection

To ignore

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Fledgling

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Inexperienced person

Apprentice or rookie

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Overt

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Open to view or knowledge, public

Plain, visible

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Embroil

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To involve as to complicate

Cause trouble

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Levity

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Amusement

Foolishness

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Perfidy

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Treachery or betrayal

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Caustic

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Capable of destroying

Corrosive

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Peripheral

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Irrelevant

Unimportant

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Savory

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Pleasant in taste

Appetizing or delicious

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Peruse

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To thoroughly read

Analyze

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Tawdry

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Showy and cheap

Junky

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Despot

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Tyrant or leader with unlimited power

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Ribald

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Vulgar in language, indecent

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