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2838582612Jargonvocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group0
2838586270Vulgarlacking sophistication or good taste1
2838589132Scholarlyconcerned with academic learning and research2
2838591297Insipidlacking taste or interest3
2838592627Informalhaving a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature4
2838597441Precisemarked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail5
2838600470Esotericunderstood by or meant for only the select few who have special interest and knowledge6
2838604974Connotativethe associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning7
2838607299Plainclear or distinct to the eye; clear to the mind; evident, manifest, obvious8
2838611639Literaltaking words in their usual or most basic sense, without figurative language9
2838615857Pedanticto be excessively concerned with minor details or rules or with displaying academic learning10
2838620902Euphemistica mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive11
2838623469Pretentiousattempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, then they actually possess12
2855116698Sensuousaffecting the senses in a pleasing way : pleasant, attractive, or appealing in a way that produces or suggests feelings of physical or sexual pleasure13
2855119004Ordinarywith no special or distinctive features; normal14
2855124787Exactnot approximated in any way; precise15
2855127793Learnedshowing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly16
2855135703Symbolicexpressing or representing an idea or quality without using words; relating to or being used as a symbol17
2855162419Simplenot hard to understand or do; having few parts; not complex or fancy18
2855163563Figurativeof words, language, etc.; used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else; not literal19
2855171407Poeticof, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry; having a beautiful or graceful quality20
2855173312Moralistichaving or showing strong opinions about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior21
2855176745Slangwords that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people22
2855178442Idiomaticof, relating to, or conforming to idiom; peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style23
2855181987Formalfollowing or according with established form, custom, or rule24
2855186579Culturedhaving or showing good education, tastes, and manners, grown or made under controlled conditions25
2855189894Picturesquevery pretty or charming; like a painted picture;telling about something in a way that makes it very easy to imagine; causing someone to have a very clear mental picture of something26
2855195113Homespunplain and simple27
2855197219Provincialof or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded28
2855199192Tritenot interesting or effective because of being used too often; not fresh or original29
2855201048Colloquialused when people are speaking in an informal way; using an informal style30
2855203571Bombastichigh-sounding but with little meaning; inflated31
2855207852Obscurenot discovered or known about; uncertain32
2855212314Artificiallacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned33
2855215082Obtuseannoyingly insensitive or slow to understand34
2855218087Folksyhaving the characteristics of traditional culture and customs, especially in a contrived or artificial way35
2855219456Detachedseparate or disconnected, in particular36
2855221766Grotesquecomically or repulsively ugly or distorted37
2855230306Emotionalrelating to emotions; likely to show or express emotion; easily upset, excited, etc; showing emotion38
2855236421Concreteconstituting an actual thing or instance; real; a concrete proof of his sincerity; pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular39

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