aplit diction

pedantic

concerned w minute details/formalisms

ostentatious

pretentious/supposed to attract attention

euphemistic

mild term subsitituted for harsh one

pretentous

assumption of dignity/importance; ostentatious

sensuous

gratifying the senses

cultured/enlightened

refined in terms of arts, scholarly, and manners excellence

colloquial

characteristic of appropriate conversation; informal

detached/impartial

unbiased/uninterested

poetic

qualities/charm of poetry

esoteric

understood by a select few

simple

not grand or sophisticated

figurative

figure of speech like metaphor/things that are nonliteral

bombastic

inflated/gradiose/high-sounding

abstruse

hard to understand; esoteric

grotesque

odd/unnatural/fantastically ugly

vulgar

characterized by ignorance/is indecent or lewd

scholarly

concerned w academic learning

inspid

without distinctive / stimulating qualities

precise

strictly stated/explicit

picturesque

strikingly graphic/creating detailed mental image

trite

lakc of freshness bc of excessive repetition. ordinary, common, everyday

obscure

not clear; ambigious/vague

archaic

marked by characteristics of an earlier period

verbose

characterized by many words

abstract

difficult to understand

cacophonous

harsh/unpleasant sound

caustic

severely critical

concrete

constituting an actual instance

curt

rudely brief in speech/ abrupt in manner

divisive

creating dissension/expressing division

emotional

pertaining to emotion (temperamental, effusive, demonstrative, sentimental)

euphonious

pleasant/agreeable

fanciful

capricious/whimsical, thats imaginary or unreal

flowery

rhetorically ornate/showy

formal

reflecting use in language where there isnst casual/colloquial forms

informal

casual, but educated speech

loaded

charged w emotional significance; you cant rationally consider this stuff

lyrical

expressing spontaneous direct feeling, like a song outpouring

melodious

nature characterized by melody

nostalgic

wistful deisre to return to an earlier time; yearning

offensive

cuasing displeasure/irritating

ornate

ostentatious/embellished with rhetoric

patriotic

expressing patriotism or love of ones country

sentimental

appealing to sentiment; romantic/tender

shocking

causing suprise/horror/staggering

unifying

to mak ea signel unit; to combine/merge