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3850860452SolemnlySerious, dignified0
3850860453TranquilityPeace, calm1
3850860454CovenantContract or agreement2
3850860455PoignantEmotionally moving3
3850860456DetachedEmotionally distant4
3850860457ObjectiveFactual5
3850860458RhetoricThe art of persuasion6
3850860459AnalysisExplaining rhetorical choices an author makes in an attempt to achieve a particular effect or purpose7
3850860460ArgumentAsserting a claim justified by evidence and/or reasoning8
3850860461FrivolousSilly, having no serious value9
3850860462AudaciousSurprisingly bold10
3850860463SomberSad, serious, dark, gloomy11
3850860464GiddyPlayful & silly12
3850860465ProvocativeCausing strong reaction13
3850860466SentimentalAppealing to tender emotioms14
3850860467FancifulShowing free use of the imagination15
3850860468PatronizingTreat with apparent kindness that portrays a feeling of superiority16
3850860469ContemptuousDeep dislike, disrespect, or disapproval; scornful17
3850860470ConfoundConfuse18
3850860471ProcureTake possession of19
3850860472OrdinanceLaw20
3850860473ExhoritationA passionate speech urging immediate moral reform21
3850860474LogosLogical appeal22
3850860475EthosEthical appeal; use of a speaker's authority23
3850860476PathosEmotional appeal24
3850860477NostalgicSentimental yearning for the happiness of one's past25
3850860478IrreventShowing lack of respect for serious matters26
3850860479BenevolentWell meaning and kindly27
3850860480DeductionInference from general principle28
3850860481ArbiterJudge29
3850860482EcclesiasticalChurch-relates30
3850860483DidlsDiction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax31
3850860484CandidTruthful; straightfoward32
3850860485DidacticIntended to teach33
3850860486SatiricalRidiculing humans vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings34
3850860487TransientLasting a short time35
3850860488UrsurpationTaking someone's power or property by force36
3850860489DiffidentShy; lacking confidence37
3850860490WistfulRegretful longing; bittersweet nostalgia38
3850860491ElegaicMournful39
3850860492DistainfulShowing contempt and lack of respect40
3850860493LugubriousVery sad41
3850860494PedanticSounding like a know it all42
3850860495IndiginantShowing outrage at unfairness43
3850860496FacetiousHumorous44
3850860497EffusiveEmotionally expressive45
3850860498ROSEReadings, Observations, Studies, Experiments46
3850860499InsipidLacking flavor or interest47
3850860500SardonicGrimly mocking & cynical48
3850860501EsotericExpressing specialized knowledge49
3850860681EuphemisticSubstituting a mild or indirect word for one considered too blunt or harsh50
3850860682IdiomaticDistinct style or character51
3850860683TriteLacking originality52
3850860684EnigmaticMysterious53
3850860685SanguineCherry or hopeful in a bad situation54
3850860686VenerationTo respect highly55
3850860687LamentPassionate expression of sorrow56
3850860688DespondentDiscouraging, dejected, depressed57
3850860689DejectedDepressed or dispirited58
3850860690MoroseIll-tempered59
3850860691SullenGloomy60
4012682656AnecdoteA short and amusing story about a real incident61
4012682657VignetteA brief, evocative description, account, or episode62
4012682658MemoirA record of events written from a personal perspective63
4012682659RancorLong-standing resentment64
4012682660ConsternationFeelings of anxiety or dismay65
4012682661CholericProne to anger66
4012699265JuxtapositionTwo things placed close together with contrasting effect67
4012699266Binary oppositionSystem of thought in which two opposites are strictly defined & set against each other68
4012699267Dualistic / DualismAny worldview built on a binary opposition69
4012699268ForlornPitifully sad70
4012699269VehcmentForceful or passionate71
4012699270AntipathyA deep-seated dislike or aversion72
4012699271Vexation, vexedAnnoyed, frustrated73
4012699272IncensedDriven to anger74
4059108733UmbrageTo take offense75
4059108734GallRudeness or bitterness of spirit76
4059108735BristleTo show signs of anger, to become angry77

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