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  • 91mock trial — A simulated trial level proceeding conducted by students to understand trial rules and processes. Usually tried before a mock jury, these proceedings are different from moot court proceedings, which simulate appellate arguments. Dictionary from… …

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  • 92mock-heroic — mock′ hero′ic adj. 1) imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action 2) lit. satirizing the heroic style of literature: a mock heroic poem[/ex] 3) a literary work written in mock heroic style • Etymology:… …

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  • 93mock´-he|ro´i|cal|ly — mock he|ro|ic «MOK hih RO ihk, MK », adjective, noun. –adj. imitating or burlesquing the heroic style or character: »Alexander Pope s “Rape of the Lock” is a mock heroic poem. –n. an imitation or burlesque of what is heroic. –mock´ he|ro´i|cal|ly …

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  • 94mock-heroic — mock heroically, adv. /mok hi roh ik/, adj. 1. imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock heroic dignity. 2. of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are… …

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  • 95mock auction — an auction where items are given away or the right to bid is restricted to persons who have bought or agree to buy goods or one where goods are sold to a person lower than his highest bid. It is an offence to organise such an event under the Mock …

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  • 96mock-heroic — [mäk΄hi rō′ik] adj. mocking, or burlesquing, any style, action, or character n. a burlesque of something heroic mock heroically adv …

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  • 97mock-heroical — mock heroˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑mock …

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  • 98mock-modest — mock modˈest adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑mock …

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  • 99mock-modesty — mock modˈesty noun Sham modesty • • • Main Entry: ↑mock …

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  • 100mock´ing|ly — mock|ing «MOK ihng, MK », adjective. 1. that mocks; deriding; mimicking: »a mocking voice. SYNONYM(S): imitating. 2. Figurative. deluding: »a mocking mirage. –mock´ing|ly, adverb …

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