tone Flashcards
1
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didactic
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A written or spoken work that is didactic is designed or intended to teach people something
2
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sardonic
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grimly mocking or cynical.
3
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pedantic
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someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning
4
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bombastic
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marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means
5
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ambiguity
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a word, phrase, statement, or idea that can be understood in more than one way
6
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colloquial
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used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
7
Q
trite
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overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.
8
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phillippic
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