Vocab

5. to make less severe or harsh; to moderate; to lessen; to relieve
6. to give a false impression; to misrepresent
7. characterized by an extreme contrast or polar opposites
9. to attempt to prove that an accusation or theory is false
10. characterized by strong emotions or convictions; very emphatic
11. describes people who display high-spirited merriment; full of joy, jocular
13. characterized by a parallel similarity that permits the drawing of an analogy

1. spontaneously fanciful or playful; given to chance or whims
2. a brief literary sketch
3. designed or intended to teach and instruct; serving to enlighten and inform
4. the quality of being calm and restrained; unhurried and deliberate
7. characterized by unselfish concern for the welfare of others; not egotistical
8. the use of exaggerated language for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect
12. marked by an orderly, logical, and clear relationship
14. very sarcastic; scornful, mocking, and derisive