Language words ( ap lang )

Artificial

Cultured

Emotional

Exact

Formal

Informal

Learned

Literal

Ordinary

Symbolic

Simple

Poetic

Plain

Slang

Precise

Bombastic

Marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means

Colloquial

Used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation

Concrete

Naming a real thing or class of things

Real, tangible

Connotative

Detached

exhibiting an often aloof objectivity usually free from prejudice or self-interest

Esoteric

of special, rare, or unusual interest

difficult to understand; requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group

Euphemistic

the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate, or otherwise unpleasant or taboo

relating to or of the nature of euphemism : containing a euphemism

Figurative

expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous : metaphorical

Grotesque

of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque, such as fanciful, bizarre

departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical

Homespun

simple, homely

Idiomatic

the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, class, or group

Idiom: an expression in the usage of a language that has a meaning that cannot be understood from the combined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way for "retreat")

Insipid

lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull, flat

Jargon

the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

Moralistic

characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality

Obscure

not readily understood or clearly expressed, not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint

Obtuse

difficult to comprehend, not clear or precise in thought or expression

Pedantic

(Disapproving) of, relating to, or being a pedant (as in being overly concerned with minor details), narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously scholarly

Picturesque

resembling a picture: suggesting a painted scene

charming or quaint in appearance

evoking mental images: vivid

Pretentious

having or showing a noticeably excessive appreciation of one's own merits

expressive of false, unjustified, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature

Provincial

limited in outlook: narrow

lacking the polish of urban society: unsophisticated

of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness

Scholarly

of, characteristic of, or suitable to a scholar : learned, academic

Sensuous

producing or characterized by gratification of the senses: having strong sensory appeal

characterized by sense impressions or imagery aimed at the senses

Trite

hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original

Vulgar

lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste, coarse; morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate, gross; ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display, pretentious