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  1. chiasmus
    inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
  2. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
  3. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  4. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  5. didactic
    instructive (especially excessively)
  6. Dionysian
    of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
  7. euphony
    any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
  8. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
  9. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  10. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  11. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  12. fealty
    the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
  13. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  14. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
  15. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  16. invective
    abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
  17. litotes
    understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
  18. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
  19. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea