Vocab 3 & 4 Flashcards by Ashleigh Napier | Brainscape

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Eon

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Longest division of geologic time

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Concomitant

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Occurring simultaneously

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Hiatus

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Gap in space, time, or continuity

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Inure

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Accustom to hardship

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Extant

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Still in existence

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Irrevocable

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Irreversible

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Millennium

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1,000 years

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Perpetuity

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An eternity

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Pristine

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Unspoiled

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Transience

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Brief existence

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Buffoon

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A clown or jester

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Farce

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An exaggerated comic play

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Irony

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Deliberate use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

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Jocular

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Characterized by a joking manner

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Lampoon

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A written piece that pokes fun or ridicules

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Levity

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A light and humorous manner

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Parody

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A comic imitation that exaggerates

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Raillery

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Good natured teasing

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Regale

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To entertain

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Satirical

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Humorously critical; using sarcasm