Talking Tone - Set #6 Flashcards

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bombastic

A

high-flown; inflated; pretentious

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concrete

A

real rather than abstract

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meant for only the select few who have special knowledge; private; secret

A

esoteric

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4
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inoffensive language substituted for language considered offensive or hurtful

A

euphemism

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5
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bizarre; fantastically absurd or ugly

A

grotesque

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hard to perceive; not clear to the understanding; not plain

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obscure

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carefully distinct; exact

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precise

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rural; rustic; unsophisticated

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provincial

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hackneyed; lacking in freshness excessive repetition; stale; unoriginal

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trite

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coarse; crude; indecent; lewd; obscene; unrefined

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vulgar

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