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expository(warm, explain, interpretation, expressive)
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illustrative(warm, explain, critical, expressive)
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informative(critical, narrative, illustrative, educational)
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interpretive(explain, critical, expressive, vivid)
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exegetic(explain, descriptive)
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explicative(explain, interpretation, descriptive)
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descriptive(critical, meaningful, narrative, revealing)
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elucidative
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interpretative
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critical
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demonstrative(warm, loving, affectionate, expressive)
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exegetical(interpretation, descriptive)
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explicatory(critical, interpretation, revealing, graphic)
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expositive
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instructive(informative, descriptive, exegetic)
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annotative
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clarifying(revealing, graphic, figurative, descriptive)
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discursive
4
enlightening
4
graphic(expressive, vivid, narrative, revealing)
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