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| 5661552031 | satire | a form of literature that uses methods of ridicule & humor to criticize (& REFORM) institutions and human folly | 0 | |
| 5661578473 | irony | a figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words that carry the opposite meaning | 1 | |
| 5661586751 | verbal irony | when what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 2 | |
| 5661595753 | situational irony | when the appearance of things is the opposite of reality | 3 | |
| 5669741143 | dramatic irony | when what a character says or thinks is not what the reader, audience or other characters knows to be true | 4 | |
| 5669748342 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that employs exaggeration in order to make the actual meaning of the moment clearer | 5 | |
| 5669757569 | understatement | a figure of speech in which what is actually meant is expressed by lessening or negating the full significance (aka litotes) | 6 | |
| 5669766895 | parody | a imitation of an author or work for comic effect or ridicule | 7 | |
| 5669776811 | sarcasm | a bitter or cutting speech intended to wound a person's feeling (example of verbal irony) | 8 | |
| 5669794707 | euphemism | downplaying or sugarcoating meaning; nice way of saying something | 9 | |
| 5669797988 | vehemently | strongly/passionately (feeling) | 10 | |
| 5669801196 | threshold | entrance, barrier/doorway you cross | 11 | |
| 5669804004 | agency | believing you can play a role in your own destiny; controlling the uncontrollable | 12 | |
| 5669811041 | versimilitude | similar to the truth (tool for satire) | 13 | |
| 5669816378 | disheveled (unkempt) | looking like a hot mess | 14 | |
| 5669818518 | effusive | gushing emotions or too many feelings | 15 | |
| 5669822297 | exasperated | vexed or irritated | 16 | |
| 5669826172 | feign | to fake | 17 | |
| 5669826173 | facade | face you make to show the world | 18 | |
| 5669830233 | colloquial (language) | informal, casual | 19 | |
| 5669832519 | jargon | language specific to a certain profession | 20 | |
| 5669835597 | pragmatic | practical | 21 | |
| 5669837684 | cynical | negative view of the world | 22 | |
| 5669840351 | irreverant | disrespectful | 23 |
