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8238105946Didacticintended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.0
8238107588Sardonicgrimly mocking or cynical.1
8238107589Pedanticdescribes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or. bookish.2
8238109858Bombasticpompous and inflated and suggests extravagant verbal padding and little substance3
8238109859Ambiguitylead to vagueness and confusion, and shape the basis for instances of unintentional humor.4
8238112707Colloquialconversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level.5
8238112708Tritelacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition6
8238114663Melancholyovercome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts.7
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