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13868514327aloofnot friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant0
13868517066ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation1
13868519789ambivalencemixed feelings or emotions2
13868523526colloquialordinary conversation3
13868527174condescendingpossessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing4
13868535975contemptuousshowing disrespect, scorn5
13868542279cynicalbelieving that people act only out of selfish motives6
13868557742deferencehumble submission and respect7
13868560297disillusioneddisappointed8
13868562636dismaldepressing9
13868569315dismaydistress, typically that caused by something unexpected10
13868573868dogmaticstubbornly opinionated11
13868576833effusivegratitude, pleasure12
13868584160elysiandelightful; blissful; heavenly13
13868589699emphaticemphasis14
13868599468enigmaticmysterious15
13868603487ephemerallasting a short time16
13868609434equanimitycalmness17
13868611988eruditehaving or showing great knowledge or learning18
13868618356euphemismless offensive way of saying something unpleasant19
13868629898exhortationurging someone to do something20
13868636785extemporaneousspoken or done without preparation21
13868645204frivolouslacking seriousness22
13868656664impressionisticbased on subjective reactions23
13922474320ingratiatingintended to gain approval or favor24
13922481413innocuousharmless25
13922487003inscrutabilitynot easily understood26
13922492419irreverentdisrespectful27
13922497039judicioushaving good judgement28
13922504065magnanimitygenerosity29
13922507487morosegloomy30
13922512563omnipotentunlimited power31
13922522350pedanticoverly scholarly32
13922526363polemicalcausing debate or argument33
13922529109pragmaticrealistic34
13922532577prepositionsWords we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)35
13922558831propensitynatural tendency36
13922567157provocativeCausing disturbance or excitement37
13922569373reverentdeeply respectful38
13922576013sanctityholiness39
13922580756self-deprecatingmodest about or critical of oneself40
13922589774stridentloud and harsh41
13922593210vindictiveseeking revenge42

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