deck_541848 Flashcards
(20 cards)
SATIRE; LAMPOON; PARODY
Ridicule; Comic criticism
HYPERBOLE
Extreme Exaggeration for Effect;[“I’m so tired I could sleep for a year”]
CARICATURE
A drawing or illustration used to parody or satire someone by exaggerating their features [i.e. some caricatures of President Obama highlight his slightly large ears and characteristic smile]
EUPHONY
soothing or pleasant sounds; OPPOSITE OF CACOPHONY
ENTOMOLOGY
the study of insects
GESTATE
To conceive and develop; [can be used literally, as in a baby gestating in the womb, or figuratively, as in an idea gestating in one’s mind]
PARADIGM
a framework or model of thought
AVARICE
excessive greed; covetousness; cupidity
GLUT; PLETHORA; SURFEIT
a lot; a surplus
DESTITUTE; IMPOVERISHED; INDIGENT
very poor[opposites: AFFLUENT; OPULENT]
PARSIMONIOUS
excessively cheap; stingy; [a MISER is PARSIMONIOUS]
REMUNERATE
to compensate; to make a payment for
PRETEXT
an excuse; an alleged cause
WATERSHED
critical turning point that makes a change;
ENFRANCHISE
to give someone the right to vote;DISENFRANCHISE: to take away this right
COERCE
to force to act or think in a certain way by threats or by torturenoun: COERCION
DEMARCATION
the setting or marking of boundaries or limits[“The line of demarcation”]
INQUISITION
a severe, systematic questioning;think of the SPANISH INQUISITION
COMPLICITY
participation in a wrongful act;[“people who use lots of energy may be COMPLICIT with regard to the changing of the climate”]
GRAVITY
a serious problem or situation[“He does not appreciate the GRAVITY of having broken the law”]
