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| the native language or dialect of a country or region; everyday or informal language |
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| the effective use of words designed to be impressive; showy or oratorical |
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| stimulating; pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling |
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| to emphasize; to heighten the effect of; to pronounce or mark with and accent |
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| condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness |
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| given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; contemplative |
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| well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking |
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| to take (power, rights, position) by force, wrongfully, or without rights |
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| of wide scope; inclusive; thorough |
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| having more than one possible meaning; uncertain; vague or unclear |
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| introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event |
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| an opinion without proof; guesswork; to speculate; to guess |
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| an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings |
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| a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represented ideas or moral qualities |
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| lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined |
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| the main character in a story or play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something |
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| contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile |
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| not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern |
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| the qualities or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless |
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