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Type
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Hint
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Answer
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Diction
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Root word only
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Monosyllabic
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Diction
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Multiple syllables
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Polysyllabic
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Diction
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Official
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Formal
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Diction
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Non-official
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Informal
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Diction
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Dictionary Definition
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Denotative
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Diction
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Emotional Definition
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Connotative
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Diction
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Non-specific
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General
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Diction
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Clearly identified, precise
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Specific
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Diction
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Non-imaginative
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Abstract
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Diction
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Imaginative, creates a picture
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Concrete
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Diction
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Pleasant Sounds
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Euphonious
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Diction
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Harsh Sounds
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Cacophonous
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Diction
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Informal (slang) words
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Colloquial
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Diction
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Words who meanings cant be predicted form the meaning of the words |
Idiomatic
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Diction
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Overly concerned with minute details
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Pedantic
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Diction
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Sounds nicer than it is (someone passed instead of died)
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Euphemistic
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Diction
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Trying to impress by showing more than you actually have, dressing up a sentence (furthermore, element)
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Pretentious
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Diction
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Relating to senses
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Sensuous
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Diction
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Overused and of little importance (love in songs)
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Trite
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Diction
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Not known or discovered
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Obscure
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Diction
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Overfound of morals (principles, responsibilites)
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Moralistic
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Diction
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Language only understood by a select few (type of slang)
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Esoteric
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Diction
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Exaggerated but with little meaning (A politician screaming about something not rubber duck supply)
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Bombastic
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Diction
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Having much knowledge (big words)
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Learned
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Diction
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Lacking interest (sad, good, mad)
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Insipid
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Diction
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Rude or upsetting (sexual themes, slurs)
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Vulgar
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Syntax
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Statement
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Declarative
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Syntax
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Question
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Interrogative
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Syntax
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Command
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Imperative
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Syntax
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Exclamation
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Exclamatory
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Syntax
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Main idea stated at the beginning of the sentence followed by additional information, it draws attention to the action
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Loose
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Syntax
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Main idea is withheld until the end of the sentence, this creates tension and suspense; places emphasis on all the things leading up to the action
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Periodic
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Syntax
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Placing two opposites next to each other, this creates a contrast for emphasis
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Antithesis
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Syntax
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Unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creates a relationship where one would not usually see one
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Juxtaposition
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Syntax
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Structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence, it creates a sense of equality among all actions
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Parallelism
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Syntax
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Words, sounds, and ideas used more than once for enhancing rhythm and creating emphasis
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Repitition
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Syntax
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A question that expects no answer, used to show that the answer is so obvious it goes without saying
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Rhetorical Questions
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Syntax
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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or in the middle of two or more adjacent words. It is often used to create tone
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Alliteration
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Syntax
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Tthe deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis, this often makes the list seem even longer.
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Polysyndeton
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Syntax
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The interruption of the flow of a passage in order to provide necessary, on-the-spot information. This often creates a conversational tone
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Parenthesis
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Syntax
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The repetition of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing number or importance, this often draws attention to the last item in the list
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Climax
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Syntax
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A very short sentence is surrounded by very long sentences, or vice versa. This creates emphasis on the sentence that is different.
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Unbalanced
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Tone
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constantly changing (the ability to change)
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Mutability
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Tone
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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base:
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Indignant
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Tone
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using irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc
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Satiric
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Tone
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anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy
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Whimsical
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Tone
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characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving: dramatic colors; a dramatic speech; highly effective; striking: The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic.
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Dramatic
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Tone
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having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
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Learned
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Tone
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giving information; instructive
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Informative
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Tone
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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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Somber
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Tone
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compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing
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Urgent
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Type
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Hint
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Answer
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Tone
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having strong belief or full assurance; sure
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Confident
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Tone
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imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action; of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style
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Mock-heroic
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Tone
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not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased
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Objective
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Tone
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
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Ironic
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Tone
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of or pertaining to facts; concerning facts
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Factual
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Tone
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to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress
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Restrained
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Tone
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expressing sorrow or lamentation (genuine pain and negative emotions)
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Elegiac
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Tone
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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Disdainful
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Tone
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner (showing a lot of negative emotion that you don't really mean) like pretending to be sad when some you don't like dies
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Lugubrious
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Tone
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere
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Candid
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Tone
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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
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Indignant
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Tone
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity (silly goofy we do a bit of trolling)
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Flippant
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Tone
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showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
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Condescending
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Tone
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displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
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Patronizing
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Tone
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally amusing; humorous. Lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous
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Facetious
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Tone
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extremely objective and realistic (extra-objective)
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Clinical
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Tone
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of a pretended serious look or act
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Mock-serious
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Tone
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tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.:
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Inflammatory
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Tone
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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Benevolent
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Tone
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impartial or objective; disinterested
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Detached
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Tone
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bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic
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Cynical
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Tone
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full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous (to be mad and say im better than you)
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Scornful
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Tone
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extravagantly demonstrative of emotion; gushing (expressing emotion but you cant tell what it is)
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Effusive
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Tone
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pitying, sympathizing, sympathetic, tender
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Compassionate
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Tone
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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
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Pretentious
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Tone
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exciting; stimulating; lively
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Vibrant
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Tone
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irreligious, impious, profane (Taking selfies at a concentration camp)
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Irreverent
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Tone
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expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia
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Sentimental
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Tone
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of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering
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Complimentary
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Tone
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to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
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Taunting
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Tone
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering (like cynical, only with a mocking element)
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Sardonic
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Tone
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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome (he wants the smoke wants to start a fight)
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Contentious
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Tone
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boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: (Being very mean)
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Insolent
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Tone
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interested or affected: concerned citizens. Troubled or anxious: a concerned look. having a connection or involvement; participating
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Concerned
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Trope
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Comparing two or more things using like or as
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Simile
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Trope
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Comparing something non-human to human activities
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Personification
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Trope
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Comparing two or more things without using like or as
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Metaphor
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Trope
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Compares to unlike things by not explicitly mentioning one thing
Example of implied metaphor: She growled at her kids. |
Implied Metaphor
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Trope
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A joke that involves a play on words often for humor
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Pun
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Trope
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A sound effect
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Onomatopoeia
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Trope
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Extreme exaggeration
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Hyperbole
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Trope
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Using negative aspects to show something good
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Litotes
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Trope
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Something you didn't expect to happen happens
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Irony
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Trope
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Comparison of two things by putting two opposite things right next to each other
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Oxymoron
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Trope
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A situation that defies logic or cannot logically be true
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Paradox
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Trope
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Speech to someone or something that isn't present
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Apostrophe
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Trope
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A reference to a person or event
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Allusion
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Trope
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When something stands for something else
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Symbolism
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Appeal
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Credibility
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Ethos
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Appeal
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Emotion
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Pathos
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Appeal
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Logic
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Logos
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