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9839571728contemptscorn, extreme dislike or disdain0
9839572703speculativenot based on fact1
9839578152meanderingwinding back and forth; rambling2
9839578979interpretiveexplanatory3
9839583099cynicalbelieving that people only act of selfishness4
9839588412visionarya person with original ideas about what the future could be like5
9839590553pedanticshowing off learning6
9839593914lyrica song-like poem written mainly to express the feelings of emotions or thought from a particular person7
9839597225polemican aggressive argument against a specific opinion8
9839598858allegoryA story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.9
9839600934ballada narrative folk song10
9839603238odeusually a lyric poem of moderate length, with a serious subject, an elevated style, and an elaborate stanza pattern11
9839607991antecedenta thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another12
9839617611congenialitycompatibility; friendliness; agreeableness; pleasantness13
9839619644pretentiouspompous, self-important14
9839620413braggartone who boasts a great deal15
9839621208forebodinga feeling of evil to come16
9839623009dolingdispense as charity17
9839627225synecdocheusing a part of something to represent the whole thing18
9839629071metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it19
9839629943ineptitudeunskillfulness resulting from a lack of training20
9839631572infirmitiesphysical or mental weakness21
9839632506solemnserious22
9839634838derisiveexpressing contempt or ridicule23
9839634839flippantlacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy24
9839635775affablefriendly25
9839636460laudatoryexpressing praise26
9839638163enviousjealous27
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