words to describe diction
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| 8048756285 | Jargon | vocabulary for a profession |  | 0 |
| 8048756286 | vulgar | coarse, indecent, tasteless, EX: ******* FBI DONT RESPECT NOTHIN |  | 1 |
| 8048756287 | scholarly | intellectual, academic |  | 2 |
| 8048756288 | insipid | uninteresting, tame, dull |  | 3 |
| 8048756289 | precise | exact, accurate, decisive |  | 4 |
| 8048756290 | esoteric | understood by a chosen few |  | 5 |
| 8048756291 | connotative | alludes to; suggestive |  | 6 |
| 8048756292 | plain | clear, obvious |  | 7 |
| 8048756293 | literal | the primary meaning of the word; apparent, word for word |  | 8 |
| 8048756294 | colloquial | ordinary, familiar language; vernacular (slang) EX: "Bloody Hell" -Ron, Harry Potter |  | 9 |
| 8048756295 | artificial | lacking naturalness; false |  | 10 |
| 8048756296 | detached | cut-off, removed, separated |  | 11 |
| 8048756297 | emotional | having feelings of joy, sorrow, fear, hate, love |  | 12 |
| 8048756298 | pedantic | didactic, scholastic, bookish |  | 13 |
| 8048756299 | euphonious | pleasant sounding (languid, 'cellar door,' nefarious, sonorous, ethereal, iridescent) |  | 14 |
| 8048756300 | cacophonous | harsh sounding ("With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, Agape they heard me call.") |  | 15 |
| 8048756301 | euphemistic | an expression to substitute a harsh, blunt, or offensive word; You aren't broke, you have a temporarily negative cash flow. |  | 16 |
| 8048756302 | pretentious | pompous, gaudy, inflated |  | 17 |
| 8048756303 | sensuous | perceived by or affecting the senses; passionate, luscious |  | 18 |
| 8048756304 | exact | verbatim, precise |  | 19 |
| 8048756305 | learned | connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge; educated, experienced |  | 20 |
| 8048756306 | symbolic | representative, metaphorical |  | 21 |
| 8048756307 | simple | easy to understand; clear, intelligible |  | 22 |
| 8048756308 | figurative | involving figurative speech; serving as illustration |  | 23 |
| 8048756309 | bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. |  | 24 |
| 8048756310 | abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure. |  | 25 |
| 8048756311 | grotesque | hideous, deformed; repulsively ugly or distorted. |  | 26 |
| 8048756312 | concrete | representing an actual thing over quality (specific, particular) ex: cat, water, teacher |  | 27 |
| 8048756313 | poetic | lyric, melodious, romantic |  | 28 |
| 8048756314 | moralistic | concerned with or relating to human behavior or morality |  | 29 |
| 8048756315 | slang | informal vocab; lingo, colloquialism |  | 30 |
| 8048756316 | idiomatic | using expressions native to a speaker; Peculiar, vernacular |  | 31 |
| 8048756317 | cultured | enlightened; cultivated, refined, finished |  | 32 |
| 8048756318 | picturesque | vivid, colorful, impressive, striking |  | 33 |
| 8048756319 | homespun | folksy, homey, native, rustic |  | 34 |
| 8048756320 | provincial | rural, rustic, unpolished |  | 35 |
| 8048756321 | trite | lacking freshness because of constant use of excessive repetition; common, banal, stereotyped |  | 36 |
| 8048756322 | obscure | unclear, plain, ambiguous |  | 37 |
| 8048756323 | denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word |  | 38 |
| 8048756324 | high/ formal diction | elevated and elaborate, complex words, a lofty tone. |  | 39 |
| 8048756325 | Middle or neutral diction | stresses simplicity rather than complexity; maintains correct language but avoids elaborate words. |  | 40 |
| 8048756326 | Low or informal diction | The language used in common, everyday situations. It is relaxed and unself-conscious. The language of people "hanging out." Uses common and simple words, foreign expressions, slang, swear words, and invented words. |  | 41 |
| 8048756327 | Abstract | general or conceptual; not having a physical or concrete existence. |  | 42 |
