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Jargon
Specialized Language meaningful to a particular group (chip is used in the tech field)
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Vulgar
In bad taste, indecent
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Scholarly
Educated, bookish intelligent
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Insipid
Dull without flavor uncreative lacking interest
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Precise
Exact, accurate, strict
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Esoteric
Difficult to understand; intended for a small group of people
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Connotative
- Beyond the literal meaning; something being suggest by a word
- Ex. Blue as a color and a feeling
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Plain
Simple not complicated
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Literal
Restricted to the facts
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Colloquial
Informal slang
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Pedantic
Overly concerned with formality someone who annoys others by correcting small errors);nitpicking
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Euphemistic
- Substitution of harsh expressions
- Ex.relieve Oneself instead of urinate
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Sensuous
Filled with imagery; relating to five senses
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Learned
Experienced knowledgeable
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Symbolic
Uses concrete to represent abstract ideas
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Simple
Plain uncomplicated
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Figurative
Uses figure of speech not literal
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Bombastic
Overblown( fluff, sounds good)
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Abstruse
Hard to understand
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Grotesque
Distorted; departing from the natural or typical; bizarre, far from the typical or expected
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Sentimental
Showing feeling rather than reason or thought
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Poetic
Beautiful descriptive
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Moralistic
Imposition of personal beliefs
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Slang
Informal or non-standard
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Idiomatic
widely used expression in an area (think of idiom)
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Concrete
Existing in a physical form, Actual;specific
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Cultured
Experienced educated
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Picturesque
Visually charming quaint
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Homespun
Homely;made at hone
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Provincial
Lacking urban knowledge; unsophisticated
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Trite
Stale not original; overused
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Objective
Without bias; not based on personal beliefs or opinions
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Observant
Awareness of details
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