1. Lesson 30- Humor  1. buffoon  2. farce  3. irony  4. jocular  5. lampoon  6. levity  7. parody  8. raillery  9. regale  10. satirical

2. 1. buffoon (noun) a) A clown or jester. b) A person given to making undignified or rude jokes. Related Word: buffoonery Ex: With his sad face, once-elegant hat, and large floppy shoes, the circus buffoon made the audience laugh.

3. 2. farce (noun) a) A comic play in which exaggerations and improbabilities of plot and characterization are used for humorous effect. b) Humor typical of a farce. c) A ludicrous and empty show; absurd; pretense; mockery. Ex: Visual humor and plot twists were typical in Charlie Chaplin’s farces.

4. 3. irony (noun) a) The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning b) The opposite of what is expected. Related Words: ironic; ironically Ex: Ambrose Pierce uses irony when he defines a bore as “a person who talks when you wish him to listen.”

5. 4. jocular (adj) a) Given to or characterized by joking; fun- loving. b) Meant in jest; facetious. Rel. Words: jocularity; jocularly Ex: At the close of an uncommonly successful selling season, the usually serious Mr. Kistner was in a jocular mood.

6. 5. lampoon (noun, verb) a) A broad comic piece that uses ridiculous to attack a person, group, or institution. b) A light, good-natured criticism. c) To ridicule or criticize in a lampoon. Ex: Will Roger’s lampoons of the government are both accurate and humorous.

7. 6. levity (noun) a) A light manner or attitude, especially when inappropriate; frivolity; flippancy. Ex: Because a relaxation of discipline might prove unsettling, levity among staff members is discouraged.

8. 7. parody (noun, verb) a) A comic imitation of a person, literary work, or style that exaggerates the characteristics of the original to make it seem ridiculous. b) A performance so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery. Ex: Parody is to literature what caricature is to cartoon.

9. 8. raillery (noun) a) Good natured teasing; banter. Ex: Always too sensitive for her own good, Paula was hurt by the raillery of her good friends.

10. 9. regale (verb) a) To delight or entertain; give pleasure to. b) To entertain lavishly with food and drink; provide a feast for. Rel. word: regalement Ex: The talk show host regaled both his guests and the audience with Hollywood gossip.

11. 10. satirical (adj) a) Of, relating to, or characterized by a sarcastic, mocking, or witty attack on human voce or folly, sometimes with the intent to bring about improvement. Rel. Words: satire; satirically; satirist; satirize Ex: Many comics satirize the government.