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6635659548AccusatoryCharging of wrongdoing0
6635659549AdmonitoryServing to warn1
6635659550AllusiveFull of allusions2
6635659551ApatheticIndifference due to lack of concern or energy3
6635659552BanteringGood-natured teasing or joking4
6635659553BenevolentDoing or inclined to do good5
6635659554BurlesqueBroadly comic or satirical imitation of a writing or play; low comedy6
6635659555CallousUnfeeling, insensitive to the feelings of others7
6635659556CandidFrank, outspoken; open and sincere8
6635659557CausticIntense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting9
6635659558CholericHot-tempered, easily angered10
6635659559ClinicalPurely scientific; impersonal11
6635659560CondescendingDealing with others in a proud or haughty way12
6635659561ContemptuousExpressing disdain, scorn, or intense disgust13
6635659562CynicalDenying the sincerity of people's motives and actions14
6635659563DerisiveRidiculing, mocking15
6635659564DidacticIntended for teaching/instruction16
6635659565EarnestIntense or sincere state of mind17
6635659566ElegiacSad; mournful; plaintive18
6635659567ElusiveHard to grasp or retain mentally19
6635659568EruditeLearned, polished, scholarly20
6635659569FacetiousJoking or being silly; especially at an inappropriate time21
6635659570FlippantFrivolous and disrespectful; impertinent22
6635659571GratingIrritating or persistently annoying23
6635659572HalcyonCalm and peaceful; tranquil24
6635659573HaughtyProud and vain to the point of arrogance25
6635659574ImpartialWithout prejudice or bias26
6635659575IndignantExpressing anger or scorn27
6635659576InflammatoryLikely to rouse excitement, anger, or violence28
6635659577InformativeEducational; instructional29
6635659578IrreverentDisrespectful; lack of love or awe for something sacred30
6635659579IronicContrary to what is expressed or usual31
6635659580InsolentArrogant; audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent32
6635659581InsipidWithout flavor; tasteless; not exciting or interesting33
6635659582IntimateVery familiar34
6635659583JovialHappy35
6635659584LugubriousVery sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent36
6635659585MaliciousPurposely hurtful37
6635659586MelancholicSad, depressed; gloomy; pensively reflective38
6635659587MoralisticAdhering to a system of morals or imposing this system on others39
6635659588MoroseGloomy, sullen, despondent40
6635659589ObsequiousPolite and obedient in order to gain something41
6635659590PatronizingTo treat in a condescending manner42
6635659591PedanticTo stress minor or trivial points of learning43
6635659592PettyRelatively worthless; trivial; minor44
6635659593PretentiousMaking claims to some importance45
6635659594QuizzicalOdd, eccentric, amusing46
6635659595RibaldOffensive in speech or gesture47
6635659596RidiculingSlightly contemptuous banter; making fun of48
6635659597SanguineousOptimistic, cheerful49
6635659598SardonicCharacterized by bitter or scornful derision50
6635659599TurgidOverblown or pompous; bombastic51
6635659600VibrantThrobbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant52
6635659601WhimsicalUnpredictable, fanciful53
6635659602ZealousMarked by active interest and enthusiasm54

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