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6661484152pedantictoo concerned with detail and formalism0
6661485981idiosyncrasya peculiar yet harmless feature of a person or situation1
6661487607exquisiteextremely beautiful and delicate2
6661504319deadpandeliberately impassive or expressionless3
6661507011anecdotea short, amusing, true story4
6661508908self-effacingtrying not to draw attention to oneself5
6661511570misconstrueto interpret something wrongly6
6661512838candidtruthful, straightforward, frank7
6661514276adageshort statement expressing a general truth, proverb8
6661518442anachronismsomething out of its proper time, usually something from the past9
6661519708archetypea very typical example of a person or thing10
6661521874caricaturea picture, description that is grossly exaggerated for comic effect11
6661524511haranguea lengthy and aggressive speech12
6661525624qualman uneasy feeling, a doubt13
6661526879invectiveabusive, insulting speech14
6661528469prosodypatterns of rhythm and sound in poetry and speech15
6661529786equivocateto use ambiguous language to hide the truth16
6661531497discretionto speak or act in such a way as to avoid conflict or hurt17
6661533332placidnot easily upset or exited18

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