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2930915445AccusatoryCharging of wrong doing0
2930926267ApatheticIndifferent due to lack of energy or concern1
2930927856CynicalQuestions the basic sincerity and goodness of people2
2930948070CondescensionA feeling of superiority3
2930951684ContemplativeStudying, thinking, reflecting on an issue4
2930965559CholericHot-tempered, easily angered5
2930976248ContemptuousShowing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect6
2930980109CausticIntense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting7
2930984337ConventionalLacking spontaneity, originality and individuality8
2930990017DidacticAuthor attempts to educate or instruct9
2931004879EruditeLearned, Polished, Scholarly10
2931007459FancifulUsing the imagination11
2931009906ForthrightDirectly frank without hesitation12
2931011490HaughtyProud and vain to the point of arrogance13
2931015316IntimateVery familiar14
2931015696LyricalExpressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like15
2931024423MoroseGloomy, sullen, surly, despondent16
2931027478MaliciousPurposely harmful17
2931028912ObjectiveAn unbiased view- able to leave personal judgments aside18
2931034513ObsequiousPolite and obedient in order to gain something19
2931038842PatronizingAir of condescension20
2931043399QuizzicalOdd, eccentric, amusing21
2931045612RibaldOffensive in speech or gesture22
2931048119ReverentTreating a subject with honor and respect23
2931050787ReflectiveIllustrating innermost thoughts and emotions24
2931055189SardonicScornfully and bitterly sarcastic25
2931057610SanguineousOptimistic, cheerful26
2931059879WhimsicalOdd, strange, fantastic, fun27
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