(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited)

(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

The judge motioned to ___ the criminal.

It is ___ that the office runs smoothly.

The comic was so ___ that everyone in the audience was laughing.

Some pet Halloween costumes are ridiculous or ____.

Some enjoyed her sarcastic or ___ sense of humor, but others found it off putting.

During the hike, I avoided poison ivy, but I walked through some stinging ___ plants which was also painful.

Going into debt was a ___ consequence that lasted for years.

The ___ bully made fun of a kid for being scared of the dark.

Curled up in the sunlight, the ___ fox took a nap.

The chess master's ___ was superior to the novice player's stragegy.