Positives
An accomplished musician
Virtuoso
to weigh down or burden
encumber
stubbornly opinionated
dogmatic
The art of speaking or writing effectively; the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion.
Rhetoric
unaware; unconscious
Oblivious
to be creative; to introduce something new
Innovate
pompous; self-important
pretentious
The idea that a church should be separated from the state and that a state should not grant special rights to any church
disestablishmentarianism
Use of historically inaccurate details in a text
Anachronism
without bias (as opposed to subjective)
Objective
moral excellence
Virtue
unreasonable; unpredictable
irrational
to intimidate; to discourage
Daunt
A brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object.
Allusion
A data point that differs significantly from other observations.
Outlier
speaking well; articulate
Eloquent
a heretical departure from accepted practice
blasphemy
to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
Discriminate
Comparison of two things that are alike in some respects.
Analogy
showing off
Ostentatious
to support; to prop up
Bolster
to profane a holy place
desecrate
to speak out against; to condemn
Denounce
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. (“We shall fight in the trenches. we shall fight on the oceans. we shall fight in the sky.”)
Anaphora
unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
Obscure