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| 12658006325 | lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. |  | 0 |
| 12658006326 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. |  | 1 |
| 12658006327 | celestial | belonging or relating to heaven or space |  | 2 |
| 12658006328 | incongruous | not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |  | 3 |
| 12658006329 | opulence | great wealth or luxuriousness. |  | 4 |
| 12658006330 | fecund | producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile. |  | 5 |
| 12658006331 | austere | severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance. |  | 6 |
| 12658006332 | sublime | of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe; Romantic period authors were obsessed with it. |  | 7 |
| 12658006333 | idyllic | extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. |  | 8 |
| 12658006334 | pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. |  | 9 |
| 12658006335 | aversion | a strong dislike or disinclination. |  | 10 |
| 12658006336 | rumination | a deep or considered thought about something. |  | 11 |
| 12658006337 | approbation | approval or praise. |  | 12 |
| 12658006338 | fervent | having or displaying a passionate intensity. |  | 13 |
| 12658006339 | acquiescence | the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. |  | 14 |
| 12658006340 | reprieve | cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death). |  | 15 |
| 12658006341 | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |  | 16 |
| 12658006342 | callous | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. |  | 17 |
| 12658006343 | stoic | a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. |  | 18 |
| 12658006344 | aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. |  | 19 |
| 12658006345 | erstwhile | former. |  | 20 |
| 12658006346 | penitent | feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. |  | 21 |
| 12658006347 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly. |  | 22 |
| 12658006348 | fatuous | silly and pointless. |  | 23 |
| 12658006349 | illicit | forbidden by law, rules, or custom. | 24 | |
| 12658006350 | elicit | evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions. | 25 | |
| 12658006351 | fickle | changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection. |  | 26 |
| 12658006352 | imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. |  | 27 |
| 12658006353 | vacillating | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |  | 28 |
| 12658006354 | succumb | fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force). | 29 | |
| 12658006355 | patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. | 30 | |
| 12658006356 | onerous | (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. |  | 31 |
| 12658006357 | illustrious | well known, respected, and admired for past achievements. |  | 32 |
| 12658006358 | pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |  | 33 |
| 12658006359 | homage | special honor or respect shown publicly. |  | 34 |
| 12658006360 | ignoble | not honorable in character or purpose. |  | 35 |
| 12658006361 | pall | a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb. |  | 36 |
| 12658006362 | luminosity | the intrinsic brightness of a celestial object (as distinct from its apparent brightness diminished by distance). |  | 37 |
| 12658006363 | pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. | | 38 |
| 12658006364 | jocular | fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful. |  | 39 |
| 12658006365 | morose | sullen and ill-tempered. |  | 40 |
| 12658006366 | bemusing | puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). |  | 41 |
| 12658006367 | enigmatic | difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. |  | 42 |
| 12658006368 | misanthrope | a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. |  | 43 |
| 12658006369 | estranged | (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated. |  | 44 |
| 12658006370 | nostalgia | a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. |  | 45 |
| 12658006371 | artificial | fake |  | 46 |
| 12658006372 | nonchalant | (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm. |  | 47 |
| 12658006373 | congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own |  | 48 |
| 12658006374 | fastidious | very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. |  | 49 |
| 12658006375 | inconspicuous | not clearly visible or attracting attention |  | 50 |
| 12658006376 | unrequited | (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded. |  | 51 |
| 12658006377 | adversary | one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. |  | 52 |
| 12658006378 | fictitious | not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated. |  | 53 |
| 12658006379 | ephemeral | lasting for a very short time. |  | 54 |
| 12658006380 | mercurial | (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. |  | 55 |
| 12658006381 | beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. |  | 56 |
| 12658006382 | reprove | reprimand or censure (someone). |  | 57 |
| 12658006383 | gaunt | (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. |  | 58 |
| 12658006384 | antagonism | active hostility or opposition. |  | 59 |
| 12658006385 | jilt | suddenly reject or abandon (a lover). |  | 60 |
| 12658006386 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |  | 61 |
| 12658006387 | self-effacing | not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest. |  | 62 |
| 12658006388 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. |  | 63 |
| 12658006389 | ludicrous | so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous. |  | 64 |
| 12658006390 | incredulous | (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. |  | 65 |
| 12658006391 | remiss | lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. |  | 66 |
| 12658006392 | sardonic | grimly mocking or cynical. |  | 67 |
| 12658006393 | chastise | to scold |  | 68 |
| 12658006394 | allay | diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). |  | 69 |
| 12658006395 | lionize | give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. |  | 70 |
| 12658006396 | impassioned | filled with or showing great emotion. |  | 71 |
| 12658006397 | subversive | seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. | 72 | |
| 12658006398 | aberrant | departing from an accepted standard. | 73 | |
| 12658006399 | maxim | a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. |  | 74 |
| 12658006400 | pronouncement | a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration. |  | 75 |
| 12658006401 | affluent | rich |  | 76 |
| 12658006402 | ostentatious | showy |  | 77 |
| 12658006403 | didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |  | 78 |
| 12658006404 | dispassionate | not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial. |  | 79 |
| 12658006405 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent. |  | 80 |
| 12658006406 | monotony | lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine. |  | 81 |
| 12658006407 | nativity | the occasion of a person's birth. | 82 | |
| 12658006408 | vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy. |  | 83 |
| 12658006409 | erudite | having or showing great knowledge or learning. |  | 84 |
| 12658006410 | malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others. |  | 85 |
| 12658006411 | reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |  | 86 |
| 12658006412 | minutiae | the small, precise, or trivial details of something. | 87 | |
| 12658006413 | repudiate | refuse to accept or be associated with. |  | 88 |
| 12658006414 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |  | 89 |
| 12658006415 | tumult | confusion or disorder. |  | 90 |
| 12658006416 | impropriety | a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character. |  | 91 |
| 12658024717 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 92 | |
| 12658030633 | Antithesis | the j uxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure | 93 | |
| 12658035113 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements | 94 | |
| 12658041232 | Imagery | a vivid description that creates a strong sensory impression | 95 | |
| 12658048785 | irony (verbal) | use of a word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the word | 96 | |
| 12658054089 | litotes | deliberate use of understatement | 97 | |
| 12658058281 | metaphor | implied comparison | 98 | |
| 12658060758 | metonymy | substitue of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant | 99 | |
| 12658065057 | Paradox | a statement that itially appears to be contradictory but then on closer inspection, turns out to make sense | 100 | |
| 12658072880 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or seies of related words, phrases, or clauses | 101 | |
| 12658077310 | personification | investing abstratiosn or inanimate objects with human qualities | 102 | |
| 12658082418 | simile | explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature | 103 | |
| 12658088918 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole, or the whole for the part. | 104 | |
| 12658091854 | trope | one of the two major divisions of figures of speech (the other being rhetorical figures) which refers to the figurative turn or twisting of some word or phrase to make it mean something else. For example, metaphor, metonymy, simile, personfication, and synecdoche | 105 | |
| 12658109472 | foot (poetry) | a pair of syllables | 106 | |
| 12658112886 | iamb or iambic foot | a pair of syllables, with the first syllable less prominent than the second | 107 | |
| 12658117413 | accent or stress | the sound of a syllable as affected by a change in pitch when spoken | 108 | |
| 12658121929 | duration or quantity | shortness or length of a syllable when pronounced relative to the syllables surrounding it | 109 | |
| 12658132966 | line (of poetry) | the characters that appear on a single line regardless of grammatical structure | 110 | |
| 12658138141 | syntax | the words in their arrangement, and the dynamic energy the arrangement creates | 111 | |
| 12658147789 | syntactical unit | a sentence, phrase, or clause | 112 | |
| 12658150410 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 113 | |
| 12658156196 | trochee | a inverted iamb, where the first syllable is more prominent that the second | 114 | |
| 12658160948 | anapest | three-syllable foot, stress on third | 115 | |
| 12658166999 | sprung rhythm | The omission of an unstressed syllable resulting in the jamming of two stressed syllables together as in "saw, who." in the line "Wonders I saw, who can tell" rather than "Wonders I saw, that who can tell?" | 116 | |
| 12658174920 | spondee | a foot of two long syllables, as in the spondaic line "And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste" | 117 | |
| 12658184106 | caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line, usually indicated by punctuation | 118 | |
| 12658195069 | dimeter | two feet per line | 119 | |
| 12658199532 | trimeter | 3 feet per line | 120 | |
| 12658202705 | tetrameter | 4 feet per line | 121 | |
| 12658202707 | pentameter | 5 feet per line | 122 | |
| 12658205007 | hexameter | 6 feet per line | 123 | |
| 12658210508 | assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds | 124 | |
| 12658214302 | consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 125 | |
| 12658214303 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 126 |
