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5518892795poignantaffecting the emotions0
5518893903patronizingoffensively condescending1
5518895827incredulousskeptical; disinclined to believe2
5518897192forthrightdirect; straightforward3
5518898231unabashedboldly certain of one's position; not ashamed4
5518899813wrytwisted or perverse (as in a sense of humor)5
5518901577pretentiousmaking an exaggerated outward show; pompous6
5518903696brazenshameless; bold; insolent; defiant7
5518905309ambivalenthaving mixed feelings about someone or something8
5518906703incensedindignant; outraged9
5518907614pragmaticpractical10
5518908720pompouscharacterized by an ostentatious display of importance11
5518910413reticentreserved; reluctant12
5518911535indignantfeeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting or base13
5518915208contemptuousscornful; disrespectful; showing disdain14
5518917353causticseverely critical or sarcastic15
5518918165maliciousspiteful; acting with evil intent16
5518920785didacticinstructive--too lecture-driven; preachy; tone- designed to teach a lesson17
5518922604seductiveenticing; captivating18
5518923716whimsicalspontaneously fanciful or playful19
5518924898somberextremely serious; grave; depressing20
5518926856satirictaunting; cutting; biting21
5518928314urgentrequiring immediate action or attention22
5518931364mock-heroican imitation or burlesque of something heroic23
5518932498diffidentlacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy24
5518935289ironicconveying a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; sarcastic25
5518937304pettyof little or no importance or consequence; minor26
5518939328elegiacexpressing sorrow or lamentation27
5518940436disdainfulscornful; contemptuous; haughty28
5518941849lugubriousexaggeratedly mournful29
5518943082anti-heroa protagonist who lacks the heroic qualities of courage, idealism or morality30
5518952296aestheticartistic sensibility; a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste31
5518958595detailcreating a simple image with no connotation at all32
5518960691parallel (structure, parallelism)a repetition of sentence using the same grammatical structure emphasizing all aspects of the sentence equally33
5518975778puna humorous play on words34

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