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5114552423SurrealismA 20th-century movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.0
5114554513Mock Heroic StyleMocking that which is considered heroic. Satire of Heroic1
5114556637PersonificationGiving inanimate objects human qualities or traits.2
5114558039AnticlimaxA disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.3
5114560671AmbivalentHaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.4
5114565408CountenanceA person's face or facial expressions5
5114566752AbjectExtremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading6
5114568208RetributionPunishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.7
5114569991OmnipresencePresent everywhere at the same time. (God-like)8
5114571922AllegoryA short moral story.9
5225736989Epithetdescriptive word or phrase10
5225739039Euphemisman inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one11
5225741879ChurlishHaving a bad disposition; surly12
5225743468EccentricConspicuously or extremely unconventional13
5225747969InimitableMatchless14
5253892233NostalgiaLonging for something in the past (Typically a happy memory)15
5253894574EvocationStimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors16
5253898987MelodramaticHaving excitement and emotional appeal; especially in being exaggerated, or overly emotional17
5253901601CapriciousDetermined by chance or impulse, rather than necessity18
5253901602StridentExtremely loud or harsh19
5414361689PretentiousCreating an appearance of importance or distinction20
5414375429InexorableStubborn: Impossible to stop or prevent.21
5414381244ExasperateMake furious22
5414383121EmulateStrive to equal or match, especially by imitating23
5414384052OrnateMarked by complexity and richness of detail24

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