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5454131061AcerbicBitter or stinging0
5454131062ArdentEnthusiastic or passionate1
5454131063AmbivalentHaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.2
5454131064BefuddledConfused or perplexed3
5454131065BelligerentHostile or aggressive4
5454131066CandidOpen and honest—blunt5
5454131067CapriciousGiven to whims (thus changing one's mind or mood easily)6
5454131068CynicalGiven to one's own interests; distrustful of human society7
5454131069DiffidentModest or shy because of a lack of confidence8
5454131070DogmaticStubborn; unwilling to change one's mind (in terms of principles)9
5454131071DisparagingExpressing the opinion that someone or something is of little worth10
5454131072DidacticInstructional11
5454131073EarnestSincere and intense conviction (serious)12
5454131074EffusiveExpressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.13
5454131075EruditeHaving or showing great knowledge or learning.14
5454131076EvasiveTending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly.15
5454131077FacetiousTreating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor;16
5454131078FlippantNot showing a serious or respectful attitude17
5454131079InaneSilly; stupid18
5454131080IncredulousDisbelieving; skeptical19
5454131086PensiveReflecting deep or serious thought.20
5454143864Ben FranklinTell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.21
5454151865Fredrick DouglassPower concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.22
5454175810Mark TwainAll generalizations are false, including this one.23
5454289390Ralph Waldo EmersonNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.24
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