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Werner P. (Indonesia)
Words that describe various written genres
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  1. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  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
    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
  9. 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 another compound
  14. descriptive
    serving to inform
  15. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  16. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  17. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  18. dreamy
    showing a lack of attention or care
  19. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  20. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  21. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  22. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  23. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  24. focused
    brought into sharp clarity
  25. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  26. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
  27. imaginative
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  28. inflammatory
    inciting action or rebellion
  29. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  30. inspirational
    serving to uplift the mind, spirit, or creative powers
  31. inspired
    of surpassing excellence
  32. jingoistic
    fanatically patriotic
  33. journalistic
    of or relating to the profession of reporting news
  34. lively
    full of life and energy
  35. lyrical
    expressing deep emotion
  36. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  37. original
    preceding all others in time
  38. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  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 excite or stimulate
  45. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  46. refined
    cultivated and genteel
  47. romantic
    expressive of or exciting love
  48. scientific
    consistent with systematic study of the physical world
  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 worldly knowledge and refinement
  53. soporific
    inducing sleep
  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
Created on Sun Sep 06 01:43:08 EDT 2009

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