Test 3 Flashcards
wag
joker
waggish
humorous
eg. waggish comment
jest
joke
jocund
cheerful, merry
[syn] merry
eg. jocund company
jocose
joking; humorous
eg. jocose remarks / comment
jocular 2
1) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
eg. jocular person / comment
2) said as a joke (not seriously)
eg. a jocular response
banter
to joke for humorous purpose (not to bother others)
eg. the students are bantering
[syn] chaff
badinage
teasing conversation
eg. they are engaging in badinage
bard
a verbal poet
bald 3
1) without hair
2) without vegetation
eg. bald mountain
- 3) open
eg. bald lie/liar
complicity
complic - crime
involvement in crime
eg. he was accused of complicity
apathy
a-not, path-feeing
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern (neutral)
[syn] indifference [+1]
indifference
avg. standard (neither good nor bad)
sympathy 3
sym-similar, path-feeling
1) similar feeling
eg. sympathy among classmates
2) positive feeling towards others
3) support or agreement
eg. i have sympathy with your opinion
apathetic
not having or showing much emotion or interest or concern
[syn] indifferent [+1], aloof
eg. he is indifferent / apathetic to politics
indifferent
of avg standard (neither good nor bad)
eg. indifferent quality
sympathetic 2
1) deserving sympathy
eg. a sympathetic beggar
- 2) supporting or agreeing
eg. i am sympathetic with your opinion
[ant] unsympathetic
accomplice
ac - plus, complish - crime
partner in crime
brag
boast about success or achievement
braggart
a person who brags
braggadocio
activity of bragging
eg. i cant trust him because of his braggadocio
blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
vainglorious
boastful about success or achievement
eg. vainglorious businessman
[syn] vain [+1]
vain
useless or worthless
eg. vain attempt
evoke 2
1) to cause or cause to happen
2) to bring back memory or feeling
eg. the song evokes my childhood