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8087675017aloofnot emotionally involved, at a distance0
8087675018apatheticuncaring1
8087675019ambivalenthaving mixed feelings, could go either way2
8087675020audaciousrecklessly bold or contemptuous;3
8087675022callousuncaring, or feeling no emotion4
8087675023condescendingwith an air of superiority, talking down to5
8087675024contemptuouslacking respect, derisive6
8087675025causticharshly sarcastic7
8087675026cautionaryprudent forethought8
8087675027cholericeasily angered9
8087675029cynicaldistrustful10
8087675030demoralizeddiscourage11
8087675031diffidentreserved, unassertive12
8087675032disdainfulscorn, despise13
8087675033didacticintending to instruct14
8087675034derisiveinsulting and condescending15
8087675035earnestheartfelt and serious16
8087675036effusiveoverflowing and demonstrative17
8087675037enervatingto deprive of force or strength18
8087675038elegiacsorrowful lamentation19
8087675039empatheticsensitivity, relating to another's emotions20
8087675040eruditescholarly21
8087675041facetioussarcastic22
8087675043forthrightdirect and outspoken23
8087675044flippantfrivolously disrespectful24
8087675045frivolouscarefree and unconcerned25
8087675047hubristicto be exessively prideful or arrogant (not a real word meaning to pertain to hubris)26
8087675048incredulousskeptical and unbelieving27
8087675049incensedfull of rage28
8087675050indignantself-rightously angry29
8087675051intimatepersonal and emotional30
8087675053jovialhearty conviviality and good cheer31
8087675054kowtowingto act in an obsequious manner32
8087675056laissez-fairelaid back, unwilling to get involved33
8087675057lugubriousmournful, dismal, or gloomy34
8087675058moroseill-humored, very down35
8087675059maliciousvicious, wanton, or mischievous36
8087675060mordantcaustic or sarcastic in a mean way37
8087675062obsequiousoverly obedient, dutiful, brown-nosing, fawning38
8087675063omnipotentall mighty or infinite in power; all-knowing39
8087675064patronizingTalking down to, conveying experience to one who has none40
8087675065pompousstuck up, considering self better than everyone else41
8087675066poignantproducing keen or strong emotion42
8087675067provocativeinciting, stimulating, irritating43
8087675068quizzicalquestioning, ridiculing, or chaffing44
8087675070reverentdeeply respectful45
8087675071reflectivemeditative or deliberative46
8087675072resignedpassive, accepting as inevitable47
8087675074sardonicscornful derision, mocking, cynical48
8087675075seductiveenticing, beguiling, captivating49
8087675076sentimentalemotional attachment50
8087675077supercilioushaughty, disdainful or contemptuous51
8087675079vehementwith great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion52
8087675080volatiletending or threatening to break out into open violence53

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