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4365982764PedanticOverly concerned with minute details or formalisms0
4365982765EuphemisticSubstituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one1
4365982766PretentiousCharacterized by assumption of dignity or importance2
4365982767SensuousOf, relating to, or derived from the senses3
4365982768Exact-preciseCharacterized by or using strict accuracy4
4365982769Cultured-enlightenedThe quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc5
4365982770PlainClear to the mind6
4365982771LiteralIn accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words7
4365982772ColloquialCharacteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing8
4365982773ArtificialLacking naturalness or spontaneity9
4365982774Detached-impartialNot involved or concerned10
4365982775PoeticPossessing the qualities or charm of poetry11
4365982776MoralisticCharacterized by or displaying a concern with morality12
4365982777SlangVery informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language13
4365982778IdiomaticPeculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect14
4365982779EsotericUnderstood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest15

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