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14338798753ambivalentHaving mixed feelings0
14338798754wryhumorously sarcastic or mocking1
14338798755forthright(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward2
14338798756indifferentHaving no preference3
14338798757effusiveemotionally excessive; overly demonstrative4
14338798758tentativenot certain5
14338798759judgmentalcritical; disapproving6
14338798760self-deprecatingmodest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so7
14338798761reticentnot revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily8
14338798762bemusedbewildered or confused9
14338798763inflammatoryArousing anger or strong emotion10
14338798764ominousthreatening11
14338798765condescendingpossessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing12
14338798766whimsical(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable13
14338798767bittersweetshowing a mixture of pain and pleasure14
14338798768forebodinga feeling of evil to come15
14338798769pedantictending to show off one's learning16
14338798770flippantnot showing a serious or respectful attitude17
14338798771hostileunfriendly18
14338798772provacativetending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desir or appetite; irritating, annoying19
14338798773raptdeeply engrossed or absorbed20
14338798774didacticinstructive21
14338798775reverentdeeply respectful22
14338798776scornfulfeeling or expressing contempt or derision23
14338798777gravevery serious24
14338798778bewilderedconfused25
14338798779laudatoryexpressing praise26
14338798780placidcalm27
14338798781lugubriousmournful; gloomy28
14338798782melancholysad29
14338798783sardonicgrimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic30
14338798784detachedaloof; indifferent31
14338798785polemicalcontroversial; argumentative32
14338798786reflectivethoughtful33
14338798787ferventeager; earnest34
14338798788nostalgichaving a longing for things past35
14338798789facetiouscomical; jocular; flippant36
14338798790indignantfeeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment37
14338798791pensivethoughtful38
14338798792incredulousdisbelieving, skeptical39
14338798793curtrudely brief40
14338798794evasivedeliberately vague or ambiguous41
14338798795apprehensivefearful or anxious, especially about the future42
14338798796belligerenthostile and aggressive43
14338798797fatalisticthe acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate44
14338798798self-assuredconfident45
14338798799acerbicbiting, bitter in tone or taste46
14338798800franticwild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion47
14338798801antagonistichostile48
14338798802conciliatoryintended or likely to placate or pacify49
14338798803jovialcheerful and friendly50
14338798804irreverentdisrespectful51
14338798805poignantemotionally moving52
14338798806irateangry; enraged53
14338798807contentiousquarrelsome, inclined to argue54
14338798808ironicsatiric; unexpected55
14338798809deferentialrespectful56
14338798810incredulousdisbelieving, skeptical57
14338798811objectiveunbiased; not subjective58
14338798812Exasperatedfrustrated; annoyed59
14338798813derisiveridiculing, mocking60
14338798814moralisticcharacterized by a narrow and conventional moral attitude61
14338798815wistfulvaguely longing, sadly thoughtful62
14338798816forthrightdirectly frank without hesitation63
14338798817apatheticfeeling or showing little emotion64
14338798818ferventeager; earnest65
14338798819introspectivecontemplating one's own thoughts and feelings66
14338798820causticbiting in wit67
14338798821impartialunbiased; neutral68
14338798822serenecalm, peaceful69
14338798823aloofnot friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant70
14338798824banteringplayful teasing71
14338798825cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives72
14338798826contemptuousFeeling hatred; scornful73
14338798827morosegloomy74
14338798828zealousenthusiastic75
14338798829plaintiveexpressing sorrow76
14338798830mirthfulmerry or amusing77
14338798831sanguinecheerful; optimistic78
14338798832ribaldhumorous in a vulgar way79

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