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5457339145Acerbicacidic; bitter; sharp0
5457344840BenevolentKindly1
5457346651BittersweetMixture of pain and pleasure2
5457349192Clinicalanalytical, highly objective3
5457355488ColloquialConversational style; informal4
5457364539CondescendingAir of Superiority5
5457370309ContemptuousA lack of respect6
5457373318CrypticHidden, Mysterious7
5457376225CynicalAn attitude of distrust8
5457379796DespondentDepression or Discouragement9
5457384183DidacticSermon like or like a lesson10
5457389305DisdainfulContempt, dislike or hate11
5457396331ElegiacMournful or sorrow12
5457400468EnigmaticPuzzling or riddle like13
5457409869EuphoricGreat joy or elation14
5457413664FacetiousPlayfully humorous15
5457416721FlippantLacking proper respect16
5457420853FrivolousLacking in seriousness17
5457436487GrandiosePompous or feigned grandeur18
5457444719HostileExtremely Angry19
5457450716IconoclasticAttacking traditional ideas20
5457466129ImpartialBeing Unbiased21
5493017926IndignantAttitude of being angry22
5493020520InsipidLacking Flavor or zest23
5493022966IrreverentLacking proper24
5493028358LaconicTerse, concise25
5493030491LaudatoryExpressing praise26
5493034868MaternalLike a mother or father27
5493037181MoralisticConventional moral attitude28
5493041347NostalgicYearning for a return to the past29
5493044446ObsequiousFawning; Full of servile compliance30
5493049541OstentatiousShowy; Pretentious31
5493057094PatronizingFeeling of superiority32
5493059742Pedanticunimaginative33
5493061367PithyPrecisely meaningful34
5493065246PoignantAffecting emotions strongly35
5493067706PrecociousPrematurely developed36
5493071105PretentiousAttitude of extreme showiness37
5493076118Prosaicnot poetic38
5493078551Ribaldhumor that is vulgar39
5493080897Ruefulinspiring pity40
5493085305Saccharinesweet41
5493091568Sarcasticridicule by saying the opposite42
5493097019Sombergloomy mood43
5493098872Sophomoricimmature44
5493101371SuperciliousOver confident45
5493103427SuspensefulPleasant excitement in uncertainty46
5493109486Sympatheticsensitivity to others emotions47
5493112439Tranquilfree from disturbance48
5493114701Vociferousloudness49
5493117155Whimsicalerratic50

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