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8039448861embellishto make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate v.装饰,润饰0
8039448862ostentatiousdescribing a showy or pretentious display a.夸示的,华美的1
8039454385servilesubmissive; like a servant 低下的,卑屈的2
8039454386disparityinequality in age, rank, or degree; difference n.不同,差异3
8039454387obscurerelatively unknown 模糊的4
8039454388floriddescribing flowery or elaborate speech a.华丽的;(脸)红润的5
8039454456ornateelaborately decorated a.装饰的,华丽的6
8039458645impingehinder; interfere with7
8039458646opulentexhibiting a display of great wealth a.富裕的;充足的8
8039458647poignantprofoundly moving; touching a.伤心的,心酸的;尖锐的9
8039458648sanction制裁 approve; ratify10
8039461263indolentlazy11
8039461264post hocBlaming something that has no connection with the problem.12
8039463833subjectivebased on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions13
8039468195begging the questionA fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt.14
8039470760oversimplificationwhen a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument15
8039470761non-sequiturLatin for "it does not follow." When one statement isn't logically connected to another16
8039473396litotesa type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite17
8039473397metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it ( suit for business executive)18
8039475077false analogyan argument using an inappropriate metaphor19
8124880960figures of speechtypes of figurative language words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else20
8124882406figurative languageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.21

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