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8082364491AdversityUnfavorable fortune or fate0
8082364492adversarya person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.1
8082364493disparateDistinct, different2
8082364494elegiacexpressing sorrow or lamentation3
8082364495BrevityShortness of time or duration4
8082364496idyllicCharmingly simple or rustic5
8082364497AllusionA passing or casual reference6
8082364498furrowa narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow7
8082364499SurrealismA literary movement that sought to release the imagination of the subconscious8
8082364500mock heroic styleA term used to describe poems which use a very grand and formal style to describe a common or trivial subject9
8082364501Abjectexperienced or present to the maximum degree10
8082364502monotonyLack of variety and interest, tedious repetition and routine11
8082364503AllegoryA complex symbolic story which is itself symbolic of another story12
8082364504elusiveHard to catch13
8082364505forebodingfearful apprehension14
8082364506Trivializesmake (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is15
8082364507stoicTo be calm or without any emotion16
8082364508retributionPunishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a warning or criminal act17
8082364509exhortationAn address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something18
8082364510ambivalentHaving mixed feelings19

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