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2. parody
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3. sarcasm
figure of speech where actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite
meaning.
a composition humorously imitating another usually serious piece of work.
4. innuendo
verbal irony that pretends to praise, but intends to show bitter and personal disapproval-intending to hurt
an insinuation or indirect suggestion with a harmful or sinister connotation
5. invective
harsh or abusive language directed against a person or a cause.
6. burlesque
a form of comic art characterized by ridiculous exaggeration.
7. victuals
food
8. commenced
began
9. dismal
gloomy or depressing
10. ransomed
freed from captivity for a price
11. lath
building material
12. enchantment
magic; sorcery
13. raspy
grating; harsh
14. counterfeit
fake; not real
15. temperance
moderation; sobriety
16. stanchion
post of timber or iron - to support a structure
17. wadding
material for stopping charge in a gun
18. hail
to call to
19. brash
uninhibited, tactless, impudent
20. lolled
relaxed
21. abolitionist
person against slavery
22. quicksilver
mercury
23. speculate
make a risky financial transaction
24. abreast
side by side
25. solemn
having a respectful calm
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26. mournful
sad
27. rummaging
searching
28. derrick
crane for lifting or a supporting tower
29. berth
a place to sleep
30. staving
put-off; delaying
31. petrified
turned to stone
32. bygones
past happenings
33. lamented
grieved
34. pensive
thoughtful
35. disposition
inclination – tendency
36. feud
a hereditary quarrel
37. ransacked
searched thoroughly but hurriedly
38. cavorting
extravagant behavior
39. mesmerism
hypnotism
40. phrenology
reading a person's future by examining his/her skull
41. encores
calls for repeat performances
42. soliloquy
dramatic monologue
43. sublime
excellent, having a sense of grandeur
44. yawl
small boat
45. sanctified
holy
46. pious
religious; reverent
47. afflicted
infirm; handicapped
48. obsequies
funeral rites; solemnities
49. frock
a woman's dress
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50. pallet
a temporary bed
51. shroud
a cloth used to wrap a body for burial
52. stealthy
having the ability to move in secret
53. fagged
exhausted
54. collar
hold onto
55. warbling
singing
56. prejudiced
having a preconceived preference or idea
57. candid
characterized by openness and sincerity of expression
58. admirable
deserving admiration (duh)
59. impudent
impertinent, offensively forward
60. mortification
death of part of a body while the rest is alive
61. amputate
to cut off
62. distracted
pulled in conflicting emotional directions
63. waylay
to lie in wait for and attack from ambush
64. distinctions
differentiation
65. conveniences
things that increase comfort or save work
66. confound
to cause to become confused or perplexed
67. coaxing
to obtain by persistent persuasion
68. insurrection
the act of open revolt
69. addled
confused
70. tedious
tiresome by reason of length, slowness or dullness
71. evade
to avoid performing
72. unfurled
spread or opened something out
73. faculties
any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind
74. huffy
a fit of anger or annoyance
75. sultry
very humid and hot