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7284338672AbstractTheoretical, without reference to specifics0
7284338673AbsurdContrary to logic, but sometimes artistically viable1
7284338674AffectedAssuming a false manner or attitude to impress others2
7284338675AmbiguousHaving two to more possible meanings3
7284338676AnalyticalInclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts4
7284338677AnecdotalInvolving short narratives of interesting events5
7284338678AngryResentful, enraged6
7284338679ArchaicIn the style of an earlier period7
7284338680AustereStern, strict, frugal, and unadorned8
7284338681BanalPointless and uniteresting9
7284338682BaroqueElaborate, grotesque, and ornamental10
7284338683BizzareUnusually strange or odd11
7284338684BlandUndisturbing, unemotional, and uninteresting12
7284338685BombasticPretentious and pompous13
7284338686BrezzyQuick-paced, but sometimes superficial14
7284338687ChildishImmature (when applied to adults or to writing)15
7284338688CinematicHaving the qualities of a motion picture16
7284338689ClassicalFormal, enduring, and standard, adhering to certain traditional methods17
7284338690ColloquialCharacteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing18
7284338691ComicHumorous, funny, light (there are many levels of comedy)19

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