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exquisite

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of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry.

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acquiescing

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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

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complicated syntax

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Syntax and diction are closely related. Diction refers to the choice of words in a particular situation, while syntax determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. More often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences, and vice versa.

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allusion

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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

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distortion

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an act or instance of distorting.

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illustrious

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highly distinguished; renowned; famous

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jocular

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given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious

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bivouac

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a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.

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caldron

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a large kettle or boiler.

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Yankee

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of, relating to, or characteristic of a Yankee or Yankees

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uncosmopolitan

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not free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.

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verity

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the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality

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grope

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to feel about with the hands; feel one’s way

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placid

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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed

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covert

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concealed; secret; disguised.

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protracted

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to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.

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syntactic inversion

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Inversion, also called anastrophe, in literary style and rhetoric, the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject (“Came the dawn”)

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informal tone

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may include slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, asides and so on

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devious

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departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect

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preposterous

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completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish