Vocab 11 & 12

Question 1

Caricature

Answer 1

Noun

A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect

Question 2

Droll

Answer 2

Adjective

Amusingly odd

Question 3

Facetious

Answer 3

Adjective

Playfully joking, not meant to be taken seriously

Question 4

Flippant

Answer 4

Adjective

Humorous in a disrespectful way

Question 5

Hilarity

Answer 5

Noun

Great merriment or extreme amusement

Question 6

Ludicrous

Answer 6

Adjective

Ridiculously, laughably absurd

Question 7

Mirth

Answer 7

Noun

Happiness and merriment, especially expressed by laughter

Question 8

Whimsical

Answer 8

Adjective

Playful or unpredictable

Question 9

Witticism

Answer 9

A clever remark or saying

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

Noun

A comparison highlighting a similarity between two otherwise dissimilar things

Question 11

Antithesis

Answer 11

Noun

The direct or exact opposite

Question 12

Commensurate

Answer 12

Adjective

Corresponding in size or degree, measurable

Question 13

Congruence

Answer 13

Noun

Agreement, harmony, or correspondence

Question 14

Deviate

Answer 14

Verb

To depart or turn aside from a path, directional or course of action

Question 15

Banter

Answer 15

Noun

An exchange of good-hunkered, playful remarks

Question 16

Disparity

Answer 16

Noun

The condition of fact of being equal or different

Question 17

Heterogeneous

Answer 17

Adjective

Consisting of many different elements of types

Question 18

Homogenous

Answer 18

Adjective

Similar in kind of nature

Question 19

Nuisance

Answer 19

Noun

A double or slight degree or difference

Question 20

Tantamount

Answer 20

Adjective
Equivalent in significance, effect or value
Emotional