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  • 121ape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gorilla, anthropoid, simian; imitator, mimic. v. imitate, copy, mimic. See imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anthropoid ape, Great ape, primate, simian, gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, baboon, gibbon …

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  • 122burlesque — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. farce, parody; comedy, buffoonery. v. t. satirize, parody, mimic, caricature. See imitation, ridicule, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything intending to mock] Syn. parody, travesty, caricature,… …

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  • 123caricature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. burlesque, travesty; sketch. v. t. satirize, take off, distort. See ridicule, imitation, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burlesque, exaggeration, cartoon; see parody , ridicule . See Synonym… …

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  • 124imitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Following of a model Nouns 1. imitation; quotation, paraphrase, parody, travesty, burlesque; copy, forgery (see falsehood); mockery, mimicry; simulation, pretense, sham, impersonation, imposture;… …

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  • 125mock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ridicule, mimic, tantalize, jeer at; disappoint. See disrespect. adj. false, imitation, sham, pseudo. See deception, similarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. counterfeit, sham, pretended; see false… …

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  • 126parody — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. take off, imitation, travesty, burlesque. See copy, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. travesty, caricature, burlesque, satire, lampoon, spoof, farce, imitation, mimicry, takeoff, pastiche, copy,… …

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  • 127travesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. caricature, burlesque, farce, parody, lampoon, takeoff (inf.), spoof (sl.); fiasco; absurdity. See ridicule, imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burlesque, spoof, mockery, perversion; see parody . See… …

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  • 128imitate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To follow the example of] Syn. emulate, follow suit, do likewise, take as a model; see follow 2 . 2. [To act like] Syn. mimic, impersonate, mirror, copy, mime, ape, parrot, parody, mock, simulate, duplicate, assume, repeat,… …

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