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4522491616Pedanticsomeone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy0
4522569652euphemisticidiomatic expression which loses its literal meanings and refers to something else in order to hide its unpleasantness (for example kick the bucket)1
5001426460pretentiouscharacterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved2
5001426461sensuousperceived by or affecting the senses3
5001428325exactnot approximated in any way; precise.4
5001428326culturedexcellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc5
5001428327plainFree from obstructions; open; clear6
5001430837literalollowing the words of the original very closely and exactly7
5001430838poeticthe art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts8
5001432589moralisticmessage conveyed or a lesson learned from a story, a poem9
5001432590slanguse of informal words10
5001434119esotericprivate; secret; confidentia11
5001434120symbolican object or person has a meaning other than the literal meaning12
5001436336simpleeasily understood or done13
5001436337figurativeuse words r expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation14
5001437526bombastican important sounding language that is meaning less15
5001437527abstrusehard to understand16
5001440254grotesqueempathy and disgust17
5001440255vulgarCrudely indecent18
5001441629scholarlyinvolving or relating to serious academic study19
5001441630technicalrelating to a particular subject art, or craft20
5001442900insipidlacking vigor ir intrest21
5001442901precisemarked by exactness22
5001444369learnedhaving much knowledge acquired by study23
5001444370tritelacking originality24
5001444371obscurenot discovered or known about25
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