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- Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting
- His caustic answer nearly cost him his life.
- kaw-stik
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- Scornful
- Eric gave Jim a disdainful look that would give Darth Vader the chills.
- dis-deyn-fuh[image]l
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- Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
- I found Mr. Schrute's didactic narrative over beet-farming enlightening.
- dahy-dak-tik
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- Ridiculing, mocking
- The boys' derisive laughter may have been the cause of Little John's explosion of rage.
- dih-rahy-siv
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- Intense, a sincere state of mind
- The small town of Normanton, England is known for its production of earnest farmers.
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