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3172076899allusiveworking by suggestion0
3221828933aloofcool and distant1
3172078349anecdoteshort amusing story2
3221829822antithesiscontrast of ideas by placing them next to each other3
3221832450appositive phrasea noun or pronoun, often with modifiers4
3221833322asyndetonomitting conjunctions in between words5
3221833981benevolentwell meaning and kindly6
3221834722capricioussudden changes in mood or behavior7
3221835183chiasmusa type of parallelism in which elements are presented in reverse order8
3221836826colloquiallanguage in familiar conversation9
3221837805discursivedigressing from subject to subject10
3221838975exhortatorystrongly encouraging or urging11
3221839902impunityexemption from punishment12
3221840822jargonword or expressions that are difficult for others to understand13
3221842163lamentpassionate expression of grief or sorrow14
3221843266meticulousshowing great attention to detail15
3221843267nostalgiaa sentimental longing for the past16
3221844610partialityunfair bias17
3221844611pedanticexcessively concerned with minor details18
3221845463reprimandingexpressing sharp disapproval19
3221846010senileloss of mental faculties20
3221846517servileserving others excessively21
3221847018syntaxarrangement of words in a sentence22
3221847464tersesparing the use of words23
3221847914venerationregard with great respect24
3221848430wistfulshowing a feeling of regretful longing25
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