Vocab
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- elliptical
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; pertaining to shape of ellipse
- sonordus
- giving out a deep, resonant sound
- sanguine
- cheerfully optimistic; bloody
- vouchsafe
- to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension
- ostensible
- pretended; evident
- demur
- make objection; linger
- repartee
- quick witty reply
- ludicrous
- ridiculous; laughable
- cavil
- to raise an irritating or trivial objection
- burlesque
- ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature
- construe
- explain; interpret
- bathos
- a ludicrous descent from the exalted
- derision
- ridicule; mockery
- disparage
- depreciate; belittle
- emanate
- to flow out or proceed
- levity
- lightness, lack of appropriate seriousness
- jocularity
- having joking or good humour
- ubiquitous
- omnipresent
- laconic
- using few words yet expressing much; concise
- exhume
- to dig out of the earth; revive or restore after a period of neglect
- vigilant
- keenly watchful, awake and alert
- intrepid
- fearlessly, dauntless