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14322349920ambivalentHaving mixed feelings0
14322349921wryhumorously sarcastic or mocking1
14322349922forthright(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward2
14322349923indifferentHaving no preference3
14322349924effusiveemotionally excessive; overly demonstrative4
14322349925tentativenot certain5
14322349926judgmentalcritical; disapproving6
14322349927self-deprecatingmodest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so7
14322349928reticentnot revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily8
14322349929bemusedbewildered or confused9
14322349930inflammatoryArousing anger or strong emotion10
14322349931ominousthreatening11
14322349932condescendingpossessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing12
14322349933whimsical(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable13
14322349934bittersweetshowing a mixture of pain and pleasure14
14322349935forebodinga feeling of evil to come15
14322349936pedantictending to show off one's learning16
14322349937flippantnot showing a serious or respectful attitude17
14323138803hostileunfriendly18
14323138804provacativetending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desir or appetite; irritating, annoying19
14323138805raptdeeply engrossed or absorbed20
14323138806didacticinstructive21
14323138807reverentdeeply respectful22
14323138808scornfulfeeling or expressing contempt or derision23
14323138809gravevery serious24
14323138810bewilderedconfused25
14323138811laudatoryexpressing praise26
14323138812placidcalm27
14323138813lugubriousmournful; gloomy28
14323138814melancholysad29
14323138815sardonicgrimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic30
14323138816detachedaloof; indifferent31
14323138817polemicalcontroversial; argumentative32
14323138818reflectivethoughtful33
14323138819ferventeager; earnest34
14323138820nostalgichaving a longing for things past35
14323138821facetiouscomical; jocular; flippant36
14323138822indignantfeeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment37
14323138823pensivethoughtful38
14323138824incredulousdisbelieving, skeptical39
14323138825curtrudely brief40
14323138826evasivedeliberately vague or ambiguous41
14323138827apprehensivefearful or anxious, especially about the future42
14323138828belligerenthostile and aggressive43
14323138829fatalisticthe acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate44
14323138830self-assuredconfident45
14323138831acerbicbiting, bitter in tone or taste46
14323138832franticwild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion47
14323138833antagonistichostile48
14323138834conciliatoryintended or likely to placate or pacify49
14323138835jovialcheerful and friendly50
14323138836irreverentdisrespectful51
14323138837poignantemotionally moving52
14323138838irateangry; enraged53
14323138839contentiousquarrelsome, inclined to argue54
14323138840ironicsatiric; unexpected55
14323138841deferentialrespectful56
14323138842incredulousdisbelieving, skeptical57
14323138843objectiveunbiased; not subjective58
14323138844Exasperatedfrustrated; annoyed59
14323138845derisiveridiculing, mocking60
14323138846moralisticcharacterized by a narrow and conventional moral attitude61
14323138847wistfulvaguely longing, sadly thoughtful62
14323138848forthrightdirectly frank without hesitation63
14323138849apatheticfeeling or showing little emotion64
14323138850ferventeager; earnest65
14323138851introspectivecontemplating one's own thoughts and feelings66
14323138852causticbiting in wit67
14323138853impartialunbiased; neutral68
14323138854serenecalm, peaceful69
14323138855aloofnot friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant70
14323138856banteringplayful teasing71
14323138857cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives72
14323138858contemptuousFeeling hatred; scornful73
14323138859morosegloomy74
14323138860zealousenthusiastic75
14323138861plaintiveexpressing sorrow76
14323138862mirthfulmerry or amusing77
14323138863sanguinecheerful; optimistic78
14323138864ribaldhumorous in a vulgar way79

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