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- connotation/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
- colloquial/kəˈləʊkwiəl/
- eloquent/ˈeləkwənt/
- verbose/vɜːˈbəʊs/
- ambiguous/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/
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