Subtext

SUB-tekst (/ˈsʌbˌtɛkst/)
an underlying theme or message in a piece of writing or conversation.
“The subtext of the study is that when you prepare your own food, the constant exposure to its aroma acts like a preview tasting – dulling your senses before the first bite.”
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Poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful.

Soidisant

pretending or claiming to have a certain quality.

Infirm

physically weak or ill, especially due to age or sickness.

Asperity

harshness or severity, especially in tone or manner.

Avuncular

resembling or relating to an uncle, typically in a kind, protective, or advisory way.

Abjure

to renounce or reject something formally.

Congeneric

belonging to the same genus or group.

Juncture

a point in time or space where things meet or join.

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated directly.

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