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8471303036scholarlyhaving or showing knowledge, learning or devotion to academic pursuits0
8471303037homespununsophisticated, basic1
8471303038provincialconcerning a province of a country or empire2
8471303039moralistica person concerned with regulating morals of others3
8471303040esotericunderstood by or meant for only select few who have special knowledge or interest; confidential4
8471303041literalnot figurative; actual or factual5
8471303042learnedhaving much knowledge; scholarly6
8471303043picturesquevisually charming7
8471303044eloquencepractice of using language with fluency and aptness8
8471303045slanginformal use of vocabulary; metaphorical9
8471303046plainclear in meaning10
8471303047concretepertaining to realities or actual instances11
8471303048preciseexact12
8471303049schmaltzyexaggerated sentimentalism13
8471303050grotesquecomically or repulsively ugly14
8471303051exactprecise15
8471303052bombastichigh sounding; loud16
8471303053insipidwithout interesting qualities17
8471303054incongruousunsuitable; not in harmony with surroundings18
8471303055colloquialused in everyday conversation; ordinary, familiar19
8471303056jargontechnical language, specific to a particular field20
8471303057poeeticwritten in verse rather than prose21
8471303058pedanticprecise, meticulous22
8471303059symbolicrepresentative23
8471303060detachedseparate or disconnected24
8471303061sensuousrelating to or affecting the senses rather than intellect25
8471303062culturedcharacterized by elegance or sophistaction26
8471303063figurativemetaphorical27
8471303064emotionalappealing to the emotions28
8471303065tritelacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use29
8471303066euphemisticsubstitution of a mild expression for a harsh and blunt expression30
8471303067diatribebitter and sharp attack; criticism31
8471303068artificialmade by human skill; not natural32
8471303069obscureambiguous, vague33
8471303070vulgarcharacterized by ignorance34
8471303071connotativesuggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning35
8471303072abstrusehard to understand; esoteric36
8471303073simpleeasy to understand37

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