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Style Vocabulary 56 words

September 6, 2009 By Werner P. (Denpasar Indonesia)
Words that describe various written genres

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  1. academic
    associated with academia or an academy
  2. biblical
    of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
  3. breathless
    not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
  4. bucolic
    relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  5. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  6. cliched
    repeated regularly without thought or originality
  7. comical
    arousing or provoking laughter
  8. complex
    complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
  9. confused
    mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
  10. contemplative
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  11. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  12. conversational
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  13. derivative
    a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
  14. descriptive
    serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
  15. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
  16. disjointed
    taken apart at the joints
  17. dramatic
    pertaining to or characteristic of drama
  18. dreamy
    dreamy in mood or nature
  19. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  20. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  21. energetic
    possessing or exerting or displaying energy
  22. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  23. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  24. focused
    being in focus or brought into focus
  25. formal
    being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
  26. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
  27. imaginative
    (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  28. inflammatory
    arousing to action or rebellion
  29. informal
    not formal
  30. inspirational
    imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul
  31. inspired
    being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
  32. jingoistic
    fanatically patriotic
  33. journalistic
    of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
  34. lively
    full of life and energy
  35. lyrical
    expressing deep emotion
  36. objective
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
  37. original
    preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
  38. ornate
    marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
  39. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  40. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  41. propagandistic
    of or relating to or characterized by propaganda
  42. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  43. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  44. provocative
    serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
  45. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
  46. refined
    (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
  47. romantic
    expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
  48. scientific
    conforming with the principles or methods used in science
  49. Shakespearean
    of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
  50. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
  51. sober
    not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
  52. sophisticated
    having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
  53. soporific
    sleep inducing
  54. surrealist
    an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism
  55. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  56. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style