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10746777449boisterousa person or event that's noisy, energetic, and cheerful0
10746778921effusiveexpressing a lot of emotion1
10746781858elatedvery happy and excited2
10746783628exuberantjoyously unrestrained3
10746784988exultantexpressing great joy4
10746786954fancifulimaginative5
10746788651festivecheerful and exciting6
10757133490genialfreely expressing sympathy or friendliness7
10757136084jocularsaid/done as a joke8
10757137347mirthfulgladness or gaiety shown by laughter9
10757139135nostalgicyearning for happiness felt formerly10
10757141801sanguinecheerfully optimistic11
10757144251whimsicalusual in a playful or amusing way12
10757145496wistfulwishing for something happy from before13
10757147641admonitoryto caution, advise, or counsel against something14
10757151510condemnatorydeclare wrong/evil15
10757152578exacerbatedto make a bad situation worse16
10757158916incendiaryagitating17
10757172635incensedvery angry; enraged18
10757174055indignantfeeling angry because of something unjust19
10757179640inflammatorytending to excite anger20
10757182369iratearising from anger21
10757183866lividfuriously angry22
10757191641pretentiousshowing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be seen as more impressive than they really are23
10757257660vexedfeeling irritated, annoyed, or distressed24
10757261281wrathfulstrong vengeful anger or indignation25
10757262877apprehensiveafraid something bad or unpleasant will happen26
10757265846chagrinedashamed; mortified27
10757268528despairingshowing the loss of all hope28
10757276409disconcertedto throw into confusion29
10757281453forebodinga feeling that something bad will happen30
10757283477melancholiccharacterized by or causing or expressing sadness31
10757285166ominousconsidered a sign of evil/trouble to come32
10757290838soberhaving a very serious attitude33
10757292697solemnserious; formal and dignified34
10757292698sombervery sad and serious35
10757299934staidquiet or subdued in character or conduct36
10757308895banteringaddress in a witty and teasing matter37
10757310402condescendingshowing you believe you are more intelligent than others38
10757312409contemptuousexpressing deep hatred or disapproval39
10757315739cynicalbelieving that people act only out of selfish motives40
10757320640derisiveridiculing, mocking41
10757322333disdainfullack of respect42
10757329769eccentricunconventional and slightly strange43
10757331543facetiousjoking, often inappropriately44
10757333137flippiantlacking proper seriousness45
10757343148insolentboldly rude46
10757345952irreverentdisrespectful47
10757348263mock-seriouspretending to be serious48
10757357301patronizingtreat with kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority49
10757388590pompoushaving or exhibiting self-importance50
10757392503sardonicderisively mocking51
10757403075satiricsarcasm used to expose and discredit52
10757406857scathingcausing great harm53
10757408839scornfulshowing disgust and anger54
10757413445tauntingchallenge in a mocking or insulting manner55
10757415267wittyclever or amusing56
10757418654ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation57
10757420463apathetichaving or showing little or no emotion58
10757431040candidfree from bias59
10757433761ceremonialhaving no real power or influence60
10762086286clinicalcoolly analytical and impersonal61
10762090702colloquialused in ordinary or familiar conversation62
10762092113didacticintended to teach63
10762093283esotericintended for or understood by only a small group of people64
10762105166incredulousunwilling to believe something65
10762106421lyricalhaving an artistically expressive quality66
10762107199objectivenot influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts67
10762109524placidnot easily upset or excited68
10762110404prosaicdull, ordinary69
10762112984reminiscentreminding of the past70
10762114955Spartanplain, simple71
10762115864tediouslong and tiresome72

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