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9673834303accusatoryindicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong.0
9673834304allusive(of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention.1
9673834305aloofdescribes someone who is reserved in manner; uninvolved.2
9673834306ambivalentcharacterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes3
9673836430apatheticnot interested; having no strong emotion towards4
9673839008audaciousbold5
9673839009callousunfeeling; unsympathetic6
9673839010candidopen and sincere7
9673840659captioustending to find and call attention to faults8
9673840660censoriousseverely critical9
9673844181cholericeasily made angry, bad-tempered10
9673844182clinicalefficient and unemotional; coldly detached.11
9673844183condescendingdisplaying superiority; patronizing12
9673846152contemplativedeeply or seriously thoughtful13
9673848177contemptuousexpressing disdain; showing a lack of respect14
9673848178deliriousin an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.15
9673850675deriviseexpressing contempt or ridicule.16
9673850676detachedseparate or disconnected, in particular.17
9673852854didacticintended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.18
9673852855dispassionateimpartial; calm, free from emotion19
9673855016dogmaticinclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true20
9673855017effusiveoverflowing with words or feelings; gushing21
9673855018elatedin high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased22
9673856781elegiacmournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone23
9673856782eruditescholarly24
9673856783esotericintended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret25
9673858947euphemisticusing or of the nature of a euphemism; polite26
9673858948flippantnot showing a serious or respectful attitude27
9673858949frivolousnot important; silly; trivial28
9673860981giddyhaving a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.29
9674261401belligerentgiven to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war30
9674261402benevolentkindly, charitable31
9674279517causticseverely critical or sarcastic32

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