3850860452 | Solemnly | Serious, dignified | 0 | |
3850860453 | Tranquility | Peace, calm | 1 | |
3850860454 | Covenant | Contract or agreement | 2 | |
3850860455 | Poignant | Emotionally moving | 3 | |
3850860456 | Detached | Emotionally distant | 4 | |
3850860457 | Objective | Factual | 5 | |
3850860458 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | 6 | |
3850860459 | Analysis | Explaining rhetorical choices an author makes in an attempt to achieve a particular effect or purpose | 7 | |
3850860460 | Argument | Asserting a claim justified by evidence and/or reasoning | 8 | |
3850860461 | Frivolous | Silly, having no serious value | 9 | |
3850860462 | Audacious | Surprisingly bold | 10 | |
3850860463 | Somber | Sad, serious, dark, gloomy | 11 | |
3850860464 | Giddy | Playful & silly | 12 | |
3850860465 | Provocative | Causing strong reaction | 13 | |
3850860466 | Sentimental | Appealing to tender emotioms | 14 | |
3850860467 | Fanciful | Showing free use of the imagination | 15 | |
3850860468 | Patronizing | Treat with apparent kindness that portrays a feeling of superiority | 16 | |
3850860469 | Contemptuous | Deep dislike, disrespect, or disapproval; scornful | 17 | |
3850860470 | Confound | Confuse | 18 | |
3850860471 | Procure | Take possession of | 19 | |
3850860472 | Ordinance | Law | 20 | |
3850860473 | Exhoritation | A passionate speech urging immediate moral reform | 21 | |
3850860474 | Logos | Logical appeal | 22 | |
3850860475 | Ethos | Ethical appeal; use of a speaker's authority | 23 | |
3850860476 | Pathos | Emotional appeal | 24 | |
3850860477 | Nostalgic | Sentimental yearning for the happiness of one's past | 25 | |
3850860478 | Irrevent | Showing lack of respect for serious matters | 26 | |
3850860479 | Benevolent | Well meaning and kindly | 27 | |
3850860480 | Deduction | Inference from general principle | 28 | |
3850860481 | Arbiter | Judge | 29 | |
3850860482 | Ecclesiastical | Church-relates | 30 | |
3850860483 | Didls | Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax | 31 | |
3850860484 | Candid | Truthful; straightfoward | 32 | |
3850860485 | Didactic | Intended to teach | 33 | |
3850860486 | Satirical | Ridiculing humans vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings | 34 | |
3850860487 | Transient | Lasting a short time | 35 | |
3850860488 | Ursurpation | Taking someone's power or property by force | 36 | |
3850860489 | Diffident | Shy; lacking confidence | 37 | |
3850860490 | Wistful | Regretful longing; bittersweet nostalgia | 38 | |
3850860491 | Elegaic | Mournful | 39 | |
3850860492 | Distainful | Showing contempt and lack of respect | 40 | |
3850860493 | Lugubrious | Very sad | 41 | |
3850860494 | Pedantic | Sounding like a know it all | 42 | |
3850860495 | Indiginant | Showing outrage at unfairness | 43 | |
3850860496 | Facetious | Humorous | 44 | |
3850860497 | Effusive | Emotionally expressive | 45 | |
3850860498 | ROSE | Readings, Observations, Studies, Experiments | 46 | |
3850860499 | Insipid | Lacking flavor or interest | 47 | |
3850860500 | Sardonic | Grimly mocking & cynical | 48 | |
3850860501 | Esoteric | Expressing specialized knowledge | 49 | |
3850860681 | Euphemistic | Substituting a mild or indirect word for one considered too blunt or harsh | 50 | |
3850860682 | Idiomatic | Distinct style or character | 51 | |
3850860683 | Trite | Lacking originality | 52 | |
3850860684 | Enigmatic | Mysterious | 53 | |
3850860685 | Sanguine | Cherry or hopeful in a bad situation | 54 | |
3850860686 | Veneration | To respect highly | 55 | |
3850860687 | Lament | Passionate expression of sorrow | 56 | |
3850860688 | Despondent | Discouraging, dejected, depressed | 57 | |
3850860689 | Dejected | Depressed or dispirited | 58 | |
3850860690 | Morose | Ill-tempered | 59 | |
3850860691 | Sullen | Gloomy | 60 | |
4012682656 | Anecdote | A short and amusing story about a real incident | 61 | |
4012682657 | Vignette | A brief, evocative description, account, or episode | 62 | |
4012682658 | Memoir | A record of events written from a personal perspective | 63 | |
4012682659 | Rancor | Long-standing resentment | 64 | |
4012682660 | Consternation | Feelings of anxiety or dismay | 65 | |
4012682661 | Choleric | Prone to anger | 66 | |
4012699265 | Juxtaposition | Two things placed close together with contrasting effect | 67 | |
4012699266 | Binary opposition | System of thought in which two opposites are strictly defined & set against each other | 68 | |
4012699267 | Dualistic / Dualism | Any worldview built on a binary opposition | 69 | |
4012699268 | Forlorn | Pitifully sad | 70 | |
4012699269 | Vehcment | Forceful or passionate | 71 | |
4012699270 | Antipathy | A deep-seated dislike or aversion | 72 | |
4012699271 | Vexation, vexed | Annoyed, frustrated | 73 | |
4012699272 | Incensed | Driven to anger | 74 | |
4059108733 | Umbrage | To take offense | 75 | |
4059108734 | Gall | Rudeness or bitterness of spirit | 76 | |
4059108735 | Bristle | To show signs of anger, to become angry | 77 |
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