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| sketchy, indirectly stated, unclear |
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| not important, not serious |
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| much given to strong feelings |
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| believing that everything is out of the hands of an individual |
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| conspicuously bold or colorful |
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| inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality |
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| characterized by an unexpected turn of events, often the opposite of what was intended |
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| showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered |
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| characterized by the kind of language used in journalism |
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| having the charateristiccs of melodrama in which emotions or plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow |
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| feeling or expressing grief or sorrow |
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| ordinary or common as in everyday matters (boring) |
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| tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality |
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| inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past |
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| uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside; not subjectively |
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| indicating or threatening evil or danger, as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming |
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| a satirical imitation of something serious, such as a comic take-off of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized) another great example: Scary Movie 1, 2, 3, etc. |
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| able to get a person to do something or agree with someone using an appeal to reason or other convincing devices |
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| interested in the basic truths of existence and reality |
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| having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used negatively when the display is excessive or overly righteous |
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| having the qualities of poetry, such as pleasing rhythms or images |
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| displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way |
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| strict or severe in matters of morality |
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| inclined to represent things as they really are |
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| having feelings or thoughts of love; also when associated with 19th century literature romantic suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form, imagination, and emotion |
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| mocking, taunting, bitter, scornful, sarcastic |
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| using sarcasm and irony, often humorously to expose human foolishness |
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| taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses, sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with things |
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| plain, harsh, completely (as in "stark raving mad"); simple or bare when applied to style; sometimes even bleak or grim |
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| relying on one's own inner impressions, as opposed to being objective |
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| stressing imagery and the subconcious; sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths |
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| sophisticated, socially polished |
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| prudish, stuffy, and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign) |
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| inclined to be playful, humorous or fanciful |
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