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farce - A deceptive action that someone tries to fool others into believing that he takes it seriously

Everyone in town knew that a bridge at the busy intersection was needed, but they felt that all the Mayor's activity about the subject was just a farce because he didn't really take the problem seriously.

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dork - A dull, slow-witted, or socially inept person

Jenny wanted the handsome football player to ask her to the prom, but so far, only the dorks had approached her.

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imp - A mischievous but harmless trouble maker

Charlie's mother shouted at him, "Stop jumping up and down on your bed and acting like a little imp, and try to be just a little serious and clean up your room."

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folly - An action that lacks good sense, and is foolish

Karl sat on the tree branch and began cutting it, not realizing his enormous folly that he was sitting on the wrong end of the branch.

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hokey - Mawkishly sentimental

"It's a Wonderful Life" is considered hokey and superficial by many people, but it never fails to bring a tear to the eye.

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dull - Not bright, vivid, or shiny; lacking sharpness or luster.

The sky was covered in dull gray clouds all day.

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dysfunctional - Not operating normally or properly; broken or impaired in function.

He grew up in a dysfunctional family where arguments happened daily.

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clueless - Lacking knowledge, understanding, or awareness about something.

I was clueless during the math test—I hadn’t studied at all.

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goofy - Foolish; harmlessly eccentric

Steve was regarded as goofy because he would make weird facial expressios to make people laugh.

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schnook - A person easily duped; a fool

Charlie Brown was a schnook because he never expected before it happened that Lucy would pull the football away from him every single time.

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asinine - Lacking good judgment or sense.

That was an asinine decision—why would you jump into the pool with your phone?

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dufus - Someone who is foolish or stupid.

Jim loved to make people laugh, but strangers got the impression that he was just a dufus because of his silly behavior.