4880506854 | Bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated | 0 | |
4880506855 | Colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 1 | |
4880506856 | Esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest | 2 | |
4880506857 | Euphemistic | a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive | 3 | |
4880506858 | Grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly or distorted | 4 | |
4880506859 | Idiomatic | using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker; informal | 5 | |
4880506860 | Insipid | lacking vigor or interest | 6 | |
4880506861 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand | 7 | |
4880506862 | Pedantic | overly concerned with formalities | 8 | |
4880506863 | Picturesque | unusual and vivid | 9 | |
4880506864 | Pretentious | attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed | 10 | |
4880506865 | Provincial | lacking refinement | 11 | |
4880506866 | Sensuous | relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect | 12 | |
4880506867 | Trite | lacking originality or freshness | 13 | |
4880506868 | Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner | 14 | |
4880506869 | Elated | very happy and excited | 15 | |
4880506870 | Exuberant | lively energy and excitement | 16 | |
4880506871 | Jovial | cheerful and friendly | 17 | |
4880506872 | Jubilant | feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph | 18 | |
4880506873 | Reverent | feeling or showing deep and solemn respect | 19 | |
4880506874 | Agitated | feeling or appearing troubled or nervous | 20 | |
4880506875 | Brash | self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way | 21 | |
4880506876 | Choleric | bad-tempered or irritable | 22 | |
4880506877 | Coarse | rude, crude, or vulgar | 23 | |
4880506878 | Condemnatory | expressing strong disapproval | 24 | |
4880506879 | Disgruntled | angry or dissatisfied | 25 | |
4880506880 | Facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor | 26 | |
4880506881 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful | 27 | |
4880506882 | Indignant | anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 28 | |
4880506883 | Inflammatory | arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings | 29 | |
4880506884 | Quarrelsome | ready or likely to argue or disagree | 30 | |
4880506885 | Surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly | 31 | |
4880506886 | Testy | easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered | 32 | |
4880506887 | Contemptuous | feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval | 33 | |
4880506888 | Droll | Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement. | 34 | |
4880506889 | Flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude | 35 | |
4880506890 | Insolent | showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect | 36 | |
4880506891 | Mock-heroic | imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject | 37 | |
4880506892 | Pompous | affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important | 38 | |
4880506893 | Quizzical | indicating mild or amused puzzlement | 39 | |
4880506894 | Ribald | vulgar or indecent in speech | 40 | |
4880506895 | Sardonic | skeptically humorous | 41 | |
4880506896 | Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen | 42 | |
4880506897 | Foreboding | fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen | 43 | |
4880506898 | Melancholy | sad and pensive | 44 | |
4880506899 | Morose | sullen and ill-tempered | 45 | |
4880506900 | Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen | 46 | |
4880506901 | Poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 47 | |
4880506902 | Resigned | having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about | 48 | |
4880506903 | Staid | serious, boring, or old-fashioned | 49 | |
4880506904 | Admonitory | giving or conveying a warning or reprimand | 50 | |
4880506905 | Callous | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others | 51 | |
4880506906 | Candid | truthful and straightforward | 52 | |
4880506907 | Clinical | efficient and unemotional | 53 | |
4880506908 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 54 | |
4880506909 | Earnest | serious and sincere | 55 | |
4880506910 | Fervent | having or displaying a passionate intensity | 56 | |
4880506911 | Forthright | direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest | 57 | |
4880506912 | Frivolous | carefree and not serious | 58 | |
4880506913 | Histrionic | overly theatrical or melodramatic | 59 | |
4880506914 | Incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something | 60 | |
4880506915 | Intimate | Closely acquainted, familiar, close | 61 | |
4880506916 | Obsequious | too eager to help or obey someone important | 62 | |
4880506917 | Vexed | annoyed, frustrated, or worried | 63 | |
4880506918 | Zealous | feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause; enthusiastic | 64 | |
4880507714 | Fanciful | Whimsical, dreamy, wistful | 65 | |
4880554814 | Exact | Admitting of no deviation, strict, rigid | 66 | |
4880587004 | Giddy | Frivolous and lighthearted | 67 | |
4880591194 | Macab | Death as a subject, dwelling on gruesome | 68 | |
4880599242 | Caustic | Severely critical or sarcastic | 69 | |
4880603377 | Disdainful | Scornful, feeling of contempt for anything unworthy | 70 | |
4880610111 | Scornful | Expressing contempt | 71 | |
4880615556 | Whimsical | Erratic, unpredictable | 72 | |
4880617767 | Wry | Devious in corse or purpose, misdirected | 73 | |
4880624035 | Inquisitive | Curious, seeking knowledge | 74 | |
4880625114 | Meditative | Absorbed by meditation, calm | 75 | |
4880627225 | Wistful | Full of yearned but tinged with melancholy | 76 | |
4887832693 | Lugubrious | Excessively sad, dramatic | 77 |
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