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9624931152StridentHarsh, loud, grating0
9624933119Self EffacingModest, not claiming attention1
9625165790IngratiatingSycophantic, intending to gain favor, obsequious2
9625173021AmbivalentAmbiguous, uncertain3
9625188698DefiantOppositional, Resistant4
9625194027RejoinderA reply, especially a sharp or witty one5
9625224132InnuendoAn allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disbaraging one6
9625230436BanteringTalk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way7
9625359462WryUsing or expressing dry, especially mocking humor8
9625363430ReproachfulExpressing disapproval or disappointment9
9625394184HeterocliteAbnormal, unusual10
9625398422DoctrinaireDogmatic, rigid, uncompromising11
9625409006CapriciousGiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of or behavior, tempramental, unpredictable12
9625427822Relative ClausesClauses beginning with who, whom, which, or that13
9625431067VituperativeBitter and abusive14
9625434303ChastiseRebuke or reprimand severely15
9625458314ObfuscateRender obscurer, unclear, or unintelligible, sometimes deliberately- very similar to equivocate16
9625542936TerseSparing in the use of words; abrupt.17
9625545301PedanticOstentatious in one's learning or overly concerned with minute details or formalism, especially in teaching18
9625559593CircumlocutionThe use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive19
9630497461Sound of an angry mobStrident20
9630530933Bringing your boss lunch every dayIngratiating21
9630534187Struggling with whether to invite someone to an event because she has a positive relationship with you but not with the other attendees.Ambivalent22
9630578896Someone does the exact opposite of what they're toldDefiant23
9630591802"Your mom"Rejoinder24
9630594654"Mark has been spending a lot of time with Allison, if you know what I mean"Innuendo25
9630672867"Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody."Wry26

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