| A | B |
|---|
| artificial | insincere or affected |
| colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary |
| colorful | vulgar or rude |
| concrete | denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action |
| connotative | imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning |
| cultured | characterized by refined taste and manners and good education |
| elevated | of a high intellectual or moral standard or level |
| emotional | arousing or characterized by intense feeling |
| esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest |
| euphemistic | using mild or inoffensive language in place of offensive language |
| exact | accurate or correct in all details |
| grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly or distorted, incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree |
| idiomatic | using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker |
| insipid | lacking vigor or interest |
| jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand |
| learned | showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly |
| moralistic | concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character |
| obscure | not clearly expressed or easily understood; hard to make out or define; vague: figurative |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning |
| picturesque | attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style: unusual and vivid |
| plain | simple or ordinary in character |
| poetic | having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression |
| precise | marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail |
| pretentious | attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed |
| prosaic | lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic |
| scholarly | having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic pursuits |
| sensuous | relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect |
| simple | easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty |
| slang | a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people |
| symbolic | involving the use of symbols or symbolism |
| vulgar | coarse and rude; lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined |
