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8861867917Acerbicbiting, bitter in tone or taste0
8861872195Capricioussubject to whim, fickle1
8861882045Mercurialcharacterized by rapid change or temperament2
8861897827Platitudean uninspired remark, cliche3
8861909743Recalcitrantdefiant, unapologetic4
8861926904Serendipityluck, finding good things without looking for them5
8861933726Torpidlethargic, dormant, lacking motion6
8861941321Venerateto regard with respect or to honor7
8861951299Winsomecharming, pleasing8
8861959820Anastropheinversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony.9
8861987741ConceitAn unusual, elaborate or startling analogy; a poetic literary device which was common among the metaphysical poets of the 17th century.10
8862033987Malapropisma comic misuse of common words11
8862038715PunA play on words based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things12
8862072986Impudentcasually rude, insolent, impertinent13
8862079696SatireA literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.14

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