Adjectives

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Intertextual

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A relation involving / between texts

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Utopian

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An idealistic state

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Dystopian

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A corrupt state

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Banal

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Boring / unoriginal

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Futile

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Pointless / has no value

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Imminent

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About to happen

“The starting day was imminent”

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Macabre

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Gruesome / Horrifying

“The new murdercase was profoundly macab”

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Nebulous

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Something unclear or hazy / foggy

“His childhood memories were nebulous.”

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Unnerving

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To become nervous / Lose courage

“The unnerving, abandoned mine.”

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Flippant

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Disrespect or unseriousness

“He showed a flippant attitude”

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Incongruous

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out of place or inharmonious

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Forboding

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Implying something bad

“The policeman’s speech was forboding”

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Triadic

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Reffering to something within a pattern of three

This music has a triadic structure

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Semantically

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Contextually / In a way that connects to meanings or words

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Dilapidated

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A state of ruin as a result of neglect

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Transient

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Lasting for a short time / Impermenant

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Unabated

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Without reduction in intensity or strength

“The storm continued, unabated”

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Volitile

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Likely to change unexpectdely

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Malevolent

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Evil / Ill-intended

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Androcentric

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Dominated by men or their preferences

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Interpersonal

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Relating to relationships or communication between people

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Hallowed

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Something honoured or made holy

Synonym: concercrated

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Promissory

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Conveying or implying a promise

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Emancipated

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Liberated or set free from social, political or legal restrictions

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Seared

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To burn something with an intense high heat

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Daybreak

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Dawn / Sunrise / Daylight first appearing

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Dexterity

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Skillfull hand movements / fluency with fine motor skills

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Decree

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Official order from government or ruler / official rule

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Delirious

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Inability to think rationally due to variable circumstance

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Sweltering

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Immensly hot

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Invigorating

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Strong / Energising

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Inextricably

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Impossible to detangle, consider individually or seperate (literally or metaphorically)

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Overarching

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Comprehensive / All-embracing / includes everything

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Aloof

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Uninterested or uninvolved

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Affluent

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Having a lot of money / wealthy

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Tenacious

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Holding tightly onto something / unwilling to give something up / not changing opinion | Noun = Tenacity ## Footnote The dog held the bone tenaciously in its mouth

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Vernacular

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The mother tongue / original language / not learnt secondarily but innate