C2 — proficientabstract35 words
Rhetoric & stylistics
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metàfora | a metaphor |
| irònija | irony |
| hipèrbola | hyperbole (everyday exaggeration is preterivanje) |
| eufemìzam | a euphemism |
| retòrika | rhetoric (the discipline; also empty talk) |
| stȉl | style |
| náglasak | word stress; an accent; emphasis placed on something |
| prȉzvūk | an undertone, a secondary shade of meaning |
| poređénje | a comparison, a simile (neuter) |
| epìtēt | an epithet |
| alegòrija | an allegory |
| simbòlika | symbolism, the set of symbols in a work |
| sarkàzam | sarcasm (irony is the milder ironija) |
| patètika | grandiloquence, high pathos (often disapproving) |
| òtr̄cān | hackneyed, worn out (of a phrase) |
| svèčan | solemn, ceremonial |
| prostòdušan | artless, guileless |
| kȉtnjast | florid, ornate (of style) |
| sȁžēt | concise (the noun sažetak is a summary) |
| ȍpšīran | lengthy, detailed (the opposite of sažet) |
| birokràtskī jèzik | bureaucratic language, officialese |
| gȍvōrnā figúra | a figure of speech |
| obráćānje | an address to an audience (neuter) |
| gòvōrnīk | a speaker (neutral); izvorni govornik is a native speaker |
| bèsednīk | an orator (bookish; the neutral word is govornik) |
| bèseda | an oration (not a conversation — that is razgovor) |
| izlágānje | a presentation; an exposition (neuter) |
| ùvodnā rȇč | opening remarks |
| zàključnā rȇč | closing remarks |
| ubèdljiv | convincing; also decisive (of a victory) |
| uvèrljiv | credible, believable (cf. ubedljiv, convincing) |
| namètljiv | intrusive, pushy (from nametnuti, to impose) |
| pȍdtekst | subtext |
| àlūzija | an allusion (aluzija na + accusative) |
| ponávljānje | repetition (as a device; neuter) |
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