This is language repeated so often and so mechanically that it's essentially empty of meaning. It can also mean the specialized jargon of a particular group — like the "-_____ of piracy" (e.g., Ahoy! Lubber! Arrr!).
What is CANT
100
This is a word for people and things that will not change direction.
What is INEXORABLE
100
A summary or abstract of a text or speech.
What is PRECIS
100
She is not a bad cook.
What is LITOTES
100
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
What is SANGUINE
200
To reluctantly agree to do something you consider beneath you.
What is DEIGN
200
To jell — to solidify or become gelatinous.
What is CONGEAL
200
A verbal bit or fragment used as an autonomous unit to create an effect of abruptness and rapid transition.
What is CROT
200
What type of sentence is the following?
"Always do right. " (Mark Twain)
What is IMPERATIVE sentence
200
This word is often used negatively for when someone's writing is too much preachy
What is DIDACTIC
300
This word means excessively mournful.
What is LUGUBRIOUS
300
Something exceptional, substantial, or great.
What is PRODIGIOUS
300
A figure of speech in which a person, thing, or abstract quality is addressed as if present;
for example, the invocation to the muses usually found in epic poetry.
What is APOSTROPHE
300
"Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own."
(Lorenz Hart, "Blue Moon")
What is APOSTROPHE
300
Having a tendency to complain or, more directly put, whiny.
What is QUERELOUS
400
This word is often used negatively for when someone is acting too much like a teacher.
What is DIDACTIC
400
Something that's so original, so groundbreaking and awesome that it will influence everything that comes after it.
What is SEMINAL
400
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
What is POLEMIC
400
"Did you see the girl with the telescope?"
What is AMBIGUITY
400
A negative term that implies someone is showing off book learning or trivia, especially in a tiresome way. Their writing may feel like a lecture.
What is PEDANTIC
500
This word intensifies. Meaning "without qualification"