English Words

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allusive

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having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions

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vexed

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irritated; annoyed

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apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion

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despairing

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given to despair or hopelessness

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cynical

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bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic

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resigned

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submissive or acquiescent

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detached

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impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased

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irate

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angry; enraged

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acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste

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bombastic

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(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

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flippant

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity

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biting

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cutting; sarcastic

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somber

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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

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contemptuous

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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful

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conciliatory

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tending to gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill

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capricious

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subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic

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peevish

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showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood

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sardonic

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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

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zealous

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full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent

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ambivalent

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uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

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benevolent

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere

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ardent

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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent

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contemplative

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characterized by deep thought

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow or lamentation

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solemn

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serious or earnest

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dogmatic

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Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

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militant

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vigorously active and aggressive, esp. in support of a cause

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glib

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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so

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jargon

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the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.

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vulgar

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characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste

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esoteric

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understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

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pedantic

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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching

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euphemistic

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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

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pretentious

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making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious

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sensuous

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perceived by or affecting the senses

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sensory

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of or pertaining to the senses or sensation

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bombastic

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(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

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abstruse

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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric

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obscure

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(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain

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verbose

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characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy

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idiomatic

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peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect

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erotic

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subject to or marked by strong sexual desire

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provincial

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belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local

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trite

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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale

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ornamental

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decorative

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loaded

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(of a word, statement, or argument) charged with emotional or associative significance that hinders rational or unprejudiced consideration of the terms involved in a discourse.

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sophomoric

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intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature

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doublespeak

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evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse

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dialect

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a special variety of a language

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undercut

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to cut under or beneath

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allude

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to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion

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satirize

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to attack or ridicule with the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc

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berate

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to scold; rebuke

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rebut

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to refute by evidence or argument

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concede

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to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit

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underscore

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to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis