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3445844965jargonlanguage used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people0
3445850225vulgarno having or showing good manners, good taste, or politeness relating to the common people1
3445856287scholarlyconcerned with or relating to formal study or research learned, academic, erudite2
3445859154insipidnot interesting or exciting; dull to boring lacking strong flavor3
3445859155preciseexact, accurate, concerned with the details4
3445862333esotericknown or understood by a few5
3445863773connotativesignifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning6
3445867346plainsimple, ungarnished, can be somewhat dull or boring, easy to understand7
3445870168literalinvolving the ordinary or usual meaning of a word meaning what is said exactly, not over exaggerated, completely true8
3445873417metaphoricalcontaining metaphors- comparing one thing to another. conveys a message9
3445883919figurativeof words, language, etc. : used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using by using language that usually describes something else- not literal10
3445888800colloquialconversational, informal, resembling spoken langauge11
3445917891formalappropriate for a official or serious piece of writing or speech. following or according with established form, custom, or rule12
3445922832informalcasual, inappropriate for a official or serious, laid back and relaxed13
3445931024wordycontaining too many words14
3445932818scientificof or relating to science15
3445935397artificialcontrived, fake, not natural, not sincere16
3445939980pedanticnarrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned dull, unimaginative17
3445939981euphemisticexpressing something that could be offensive in a way that is easier to hear. expressed in a way that attempts to protect others feelings. careful not to offend18
3445947025pretentiousoverblown, pompous showing or suggesting the unpleasant quality of people who think they are more impressive or important than they are in reality19
3445948666sensuousaffecting the senses in an appealing, pleasant way attractive, sexually appealing20
3445950612sensoryappeals to the senses. engages the senses21
3445955394exactprecise, detailed, clearly expressed, specific, accurate22
3445959403learnedshows knowledge obtained through experience or studying23
3445965981symbolicexpressing a message, idea or quality through the use of symbols24
3445972141simplenot ornate, basic, not complicated, easy to understand25
3445974889bombasticartificial eloquence, doesn't contain much real substance but may appear to on the surface as it is written is such a wt that is meant to seem impressive and important of or relating pretentious overblown speech or writing26
3445981701abstrusehard to understand, difficult to comprehend27
3445981702religiouspertaining to religion or spiritual beliefs by which a person lives their life by, firm devotion,28
3445995591obscureisolated, largely unknown or forgotten, not understood29
3446001767verboseusing more words than needed30
3446001768active/passiveactive- taking action the subject of the sentence is doing an action -the cat ate the food passive- sitting back not taking action observing not asserting oneself the subject of the sentence receives the action the food was eaten by the cat31
3446014208authoritativehaving or showing impressive knowledge about a subject having t he confident quality of someone who i respected or obeyed by other people32
3446023508abstractof or relating to general overeaching ideas rather than specific concrete things. confusing complicated, hard to grasp33
3446037267concretepertaining to clear specific things that can be understood or grasped easily rather than general ideas or qualities34
3446044965grotesquevery strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural extremely different from what is expected or usual35
3446055488poeticresembling poetry having a beautiful or graceful quality36
3446057806floweryelaborate, ornate, excessive use of long complicated words to give the appearance of knowledge or sophistication37
3446062809moralistichaving or showing strong beliefs about what is right and wrong , concerned with morality, characterized by a narrow moral attitude38
3446073319biblicalof or relating to the bible39
3446074788slangwords that are not considered a part of standard vocab that are used in conversation usually by a particular group of people40
3446080341idiomaticcontaining idioms(an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its words) peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect - its meaning would not hold where translated41
3446084326picturesquecharming, idealized, easy to imagine, creating a pleasant image in the readers mind42
3446089413imagisticdescriptive in the sense that it creates a vivid image in the readers mind43
3446097410eroticrelating to sex creates sexual thoughts or feelings44
3446099090provinciallimited, narrow minded, lacking in experience outside of a certain realm, unrefined, unsophisticated45
3446102568tritenot fresh or original, overdone not interesting or effective because of being used too often46
3446105186inappropriatepossibly offensive, no suited for a certain situation47
3446107339vividvery clear or detailed producing a strong or clear impression on the senses specifically producing distinct mental images48
3446113631ornamentalnot simple, garnished, showy decorative, used to make something more attractive49
3446119639regionalof or relating to a particular region and its beliefs, customs, ideas, culture; localized characteristic of a certain region50
3446125266childishimmature, silly, playful51
3446126519clichetrite, an overdone idea or saying that is no longer interesting, funny, etc. not fresh or original52
3446133828technicalhaving special knowledge of the inter workings of a certain thing. specific, relating to the specifics of a certain thing having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject53
3446137933complexcomplicated, cannot be easily expressed a their are many aspects to such a thing, not easy to understand or explain54
3446141291sophisticatedhaving or showing a lot of knowledge and experience about the world, and about culture, art, literature, etc. highly developed and complex55
3446146028unsophisticatednot having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience about the world, art, culture, literature, etc not highly developed or complex56
3446148488sophomorichaving or showing a lack of emotional maturity: foolish and immature57
3446149971non-standardnot conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary,etc to the usage considered acceptable by most educated native speakers.58
3446152796oxymoroniccontaining oxymorons( a combination of words that have opposite and very different meanings)- a concept that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.59
3446155340elevatedhaving an intelligent an usually formal tone or quality60
3446155341deflatedlacking in confidence or pride61
3446156647double speaklanguage that can be understood in more than one way and that is used to trick or deceive people62
3446174158dialecta form of language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations63

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