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| charmingly simple or rustic |
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| Terse and energetic in expression; pithy using aphorisms |
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| complicated; intricately involved |
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| not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain |
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| inflated, overblown, or pompous |
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| high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious |
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| grotesque, mysterious, and desolate embellishment |
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| flowery; excessively ornate; showy |
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| rhetorically ornate or precious |
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| Lacking organization; formless or belonging to no particular form |
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| Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style |
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| Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner |
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| lewd; common coarse language |
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| exhibiting a great deal of effort; lacking grace, fluency, or spontaneity |
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| vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity |
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| dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative |
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| childishly foolish; immature or trivial |
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| incisive or keen,vigorous and effective |
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