Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
INVECTIVE
A
Abusive or strongly critical language
2
Q
DEBUNK
A
To expose or make fun of a false claim or exaggeration
3
Q
DISPARAGE
A
To speak in a disrespectful or slightly way
4
Q
CARICATURE
A
Comical exaggerations
5
Q
DEROGATORY
A
Insulting
6
Q
WITTICISM
A
Clever remark
7
Q
LIDICROUS
A
Ridiculously
8
Q
FACETIOUS
A
Playfully joking
9
Q
ANTITHESIS
A
Direct or exact opposite
10
Q
DISPARITY
A
Inequality
11
Q
CONGRUENCE
A
Being equal
12
Q
DEVIATE
A
To turn away from it
13
Q
TANTAMOUNT
A
Equivalent in significance
14
Q
DESPOT
A
A dicator
15
Q
USURP
A
To take or hold power by force
