theme: the central topic a text treats
tone: quality of character of sound
mood: a state of quality of feeling at a particular time
diction: style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
syntax: the study or rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in language
syllogism: deductive reasoning
stupid: lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind, dull
adumbrate: to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch
apotheosis: the evaluation or exaltation of a person to the rank of god
ascetic: a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
bauble: a showy usually cheap, ornament
beguile: to influence by trickery, flattery
burgeon: to grow or develop quickly
complement: something that completes or makes perfect
contumacious: stubbornly perverse or rebellious
curmudgeon: a bad tempered, difficult, cantankerous person
didactic: intended for instruction
disingenuous: lacking in sincerity
exculpate: to clear from a charge of guilt or fault free from blame
faux pas: a slip or blunder in manners
fulminate: to explode with a loud noise
fustian: a stout fabric of cotton and flax
hauteur: haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
inhibit: to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check
jeremiad: a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint
opportunist: a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions
unconscionable: not guided by conscience: unscrupulous
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