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3015155766AbtruseDifficult to understand0
3015155767ArtificialA language invented for a specific purpose and based on a set of prescribed rules; not genuine or natural1
3015163486BombasticSpeech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant; grandiloquent or pompous2
3015174426ColloquialCharacteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal3
3015178476ConcreteOf or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular4
3015182765ConnotativeSuggest or imply in addition to a literal meaning; words with suggested or associated meanings5
3015188060CulturedEducated, polished, and refined6
3015189989DetachedMarked by an absence of emotional involvement and an impersonal objectivity7
3015192535DiatribeA bitter, abusive denunciation8
3015201770EloquenceA form of persuasion involving word choices based on moving an audience9
3015204476Emotive / EmotionalA strong feeling that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort10
3015208075EsotericIntended for or understood by only a particular group, restricted number of people11
3015212248EuphemisticSubstituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive12
3015222544ExactStrictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality13
3015225738FigurativeBased on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical14
3015229733GrotesqueCharacterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion as of appearance or manner15
3015234354HomespunSimple and homely; pretentiousness16
3015237977IdiomaticPeculiar to or characteristic of a given language or a particular group of people17
3015242753IncongruousLacking in harmony; incompatible and inconsistent18
3015247035InsipidLacking favor or zest; dull19
3015251437JargonA hybrid language or dialogue; a pidgin (nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless language)20
3015275408LearnedDemonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite21
3015279399LiteralConforming to the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; factual22
3015283292MoralisticCharacterized by displaying the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct23
3015288489ObscureNot readily noticed or seen; ambiguous and vague24
3015305020PedanticCharacterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules25
3015307280PicturesqueStrikingly expressive or vivid26
3015309540PlainNot elaborate or complicated; simple; unaffected and unpretentious27
3015312726PoeticHaving a quality or style characteristic of poetry28
3015316481PreciseClearly expressed or delineated29
3015381288PretentiousMarked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious30
3015383075ProvincialNot fashionable or sophisticated; limited in perspective31
3015385553SchmaltzyOf or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality32
3015388287ScholarlyCharacteristic of knowledge resulting from a study of research (in a particular field)33
3015392458SensuousAppealing to a gratifying of the senses (aesthetics)34
3015400489SimpleNot involved or complicated35
3015400490SlangA kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech; made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are used deliberately in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other affect; (language peculiar to a group)36
3015412199SymbolicExpressed by the representations of something else by association, resemblance, or convention37
3015416699TriteLacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed38
3015420103VulgarDeficient in taste, delicacy, or refinement; crudely indecent39

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