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9894181123apatheticuncaring0
9894181124ambivalenthaving mixed feelings1
9894181125audaciousrecklessly bold or contemptuous2
9894181126belligerenthostile, or combative3
9894181127callousuncaring, or feeling no emotion4
9894181128condescendingair of superiority, talking down to5
9894181129contemptuouslacking respect, derisive6
9894181130causticharshly sarcastic7
9894181131cautionaryprudent forethought8
9894181132cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives9
9894181133demoralizedweakened the spirit of10
9894181134diffidentreserved, unassertive11
9894181135disdainfulscorn, despise12
9894181136didacticintending to instruct; teach a lesson13
9894181137derisiveinsulting and condescending14
9894181138earnestheartfelt and serious15
9894181139effusiveoverflowing and demonstrative16
9894181140elegiacsorrowful lamentation17
9894181141empatheticsensitivity, relating to another's emotions18
9894181144flippantfrivolously disrespectful19
9894181145frivolouscarefree and unconcerned20
9894181146incredulousskeptical and unbelieving21
9894181147incensedfull of rage22
9894181148indignantself-righteously angry23
9894181149intimatepersonal and emotional24
9894181150jovialhearty conviviality and good cheer25
9894181151laudatorypraise26
9894181152lugubriousmournful, dismal, or gloomy27
9894181154maliciousvicious, wanton, or mischievous28
9894181156objectiveunemotional, unbiased, fair29
9894181157obsequiousoverly obedient, dutiful30
9894181158patronizingTalking down to, experienced31
9894181160poignantkeen or strong32
9894181161provocativeinciting, stimulating, irritating33
9894181163ribaldabusive, or irreverent, scurrilous34
9894181164reticentreluctant or restrained35
9894181165reverentdeeply respectful36
9894181167resignedpassive, accept as inevitable37
9894181170sentimentalemotional attachment38
9894181171vehementwith great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion39
9894181172volatiletending or threatening to break out into open violence40
9894181173earnestserious and sincere41
9894181175placidcalm, peaceful42
9894181176whimsicalcharacterized by whim; unpredictable43
9894181177wistfulfull of longing or unfulfilled desire44
9894181178desolatelonely; forlorn;45
9894181179insolentmarked by casual disrespect46
9894181180insidiousintended to entrap47
9894181181jubilantjoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success48

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