Unit 02: Vocabulary - Humour

 

• Humor: Something said to cause laughter
• A Joke: A short story that causes laughter
• Humorous: Amusing, funny and laughable
• An impression: An amusing imitation of a famous person
• To make fun of someone: Laugh at someone ina mocking way
• To kid: To make jokes or to joke with someone
• Silly: Funny in a stupid way
• Witty: Funny in an intelligent way

Positive emotions or feeling: Joy – gaiety – delight – cheerfulness – merriment – vivacity – calm – satisfaction–

 enthusiasm – optimism – jubilation.

Negative emotions or feeling: Anger – despair – depression – loneliness – sadness – frustration – worry – fear

 Idioms: positive feeling /mood:

• Lift one’s spirit
• Things are looking up
• Walk on air
• Someone’s spirit rises

Idioms: negative feeling /mood:

• To feel quite down
• Someone’s heart sink in the depths of despair
• To be low