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Describing Diction

AP Lang. Common Ways to Describe Diction

TermDefinition
Artificial False; fake
Bombastic High-sounding but with little meaning; pompous, inflated
Vernacular Slang that is particular to a geographic region
Colloquial Ordinary, familiar conversation; informal
Connotative Word associated with an emotion; suggestive of an association
Cultured Refined, polished, enlightened; elegant or sophisticated
Detached Aloof; indifferent; little or no emotion, unfeeling
Emotional Expressive of emotions; a synonym for connotative diction
Esoteric Understood by a chosen few due to specialized knowledge or interest
Euphemistic Using a euphemism (referring to an unpleasant idea in a more pleasant way)
Exact Verbatim (word for word), precise
Figurative Serving as an illustration, not to be taken literally
Monosyllabic One syllable
Polysyllabic More than one syllable
General Not specific
Specific Concrete terms
Euphonious Pleasant sounding
Cacophonous Harsh sounding
Formal Academic, polite, proper, professional
Homespun Folksy, native, rustic
Insipid Lacking vigor, dull, uninteresting
Jargon Vocabulary specific to profession; synonyms - technical and specialized
Learned Educated, experiences, scholarly
Moralistic Puritanical, righteous; having or showing strong opinion about what is right and wrong
Obscure Unclear, ambiguous, vague
Obtuse Dull-witted; hard to comprehend (this word is used in an insulting way)
Ordinary Everyday, common
Pedantic Didactic (intended to teach/instruct), scholastic, bookish
Poetic Lyrical, melodious, romantic
Precise Exact, accurate, clear
Pretentious Pompous, inflated; an attempt to impress others
Provincial Rural, rustic, unpolished
Scholarly Intellectual, academic
Trite Common, banal (devoid of originality), stereotypical
Informal Casual, relaxed, unofficial
Technical Specialized terminology within an industry; synonyms - jargon and specialized
Understated simple, straightforward, avoids exaggerated expression (opposite of dramatic)
Speculative Uncertain, theorizing, tentative
Subjective Opinionated
Objective Factual; not influenced by personal opinion
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