2889054467 | Psyche | the human mind, spirit, soul | 0 | |
2889058488 | Id | the unconscious; instinctual drives and needs | 1 | |
2889060800 | Ego | perception of and adaptation of reality | 2 | |
2889063101 | Superego | system of moral attitudes, conscience, and sense of guilt | 3 | |
2889065234 | Ambivilant | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings | 4 | |
2889068960 | Inimical | hostile, unfriendly | 5 | |
2889070257 | Sublimate | to divert the expression from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable | 6 | |
2889072111 | Arcehtypal | recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology | 7 | |
2889073302 | Repression | the unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires or fears from the conscious mind | 8 | |
2889074442 | Regression | to return to a former or less developed state; a return to an earlier stage of life/less mature pattern of feeling or behavior | 9 | |
2889076223 | Gluttony | habitual eating to excess | 10 | |
2889077932 | Conscious | aware of one's existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings | 11 | |
2889079897 | Conscience | an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior | 12 | |
2889081300 | Symbiotic | describing a relationship of mutual benefit or dependence+ | 13 | |
2889082363 | Subservience | the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan | 14 | |
2925622336 | Tone | Attitude toward the subject manner | 15 | |
2925622876 | Admonishing | Warning or reprimandning | 16 | |
2925623278 | Awe | Reverential respect | 17 | |
2925624034 | Baffled | Confused or perplexed | 18 | |
2925625420 | Bemused | Puzzled | 19 | |
2925625643 | Candid | Open and honest | 20 | |
2925626064 | Detached | Separate or disconnected; Aloof | 21 | |
2925626421 | Elegiac | Having a mournful quality | 22 | |
2925627109 | Facetious | Inappropriate humour; Flippant, Frivolous | 23 | |
2925627825 | Incredulous | Unwilling to believe something | 24 | |
2925628403 | Resigned | Having accepted something unpleasant | 25 | |
2958536482 | Indignant | Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived to be unfair treatment | 26 | |
2958537966 | Indifferent | Having no particular interest or sympathy | 27 | |
2958540760 | Ironic | Sarcastic, saying one thing and meaning the opposite | 28 | |
2958543151 | Patronizing | Condescending, talk down to | 29 | |
2958547270 | Sardonic | Grimly mocking or synical | 30 | |
2958549148 | Sentimental | Cheesy, prompted by feelings of tenderness | 31 | |
2958551414 | Vexed | Annoyed, frustrated, or worried | 32 | |
2958553763 | Whimsical | Playfully quaint or fanciful | 33 | |
2958555832 | Zealous | Having or showing great passion or enthusiasm | 34 | |
2958558563 | Apathetic | Not caring | 35 | |
2958560475 | Disdainful | Showing contempt or lack of respect | 36 | |
3162093384 | Audacious | willing to take risks/impudent lack of respect | 37 | |
3162097890 | Cynical | distrusting the motives of others | 38 | |
3162100082 | Didactic | Inclined to teach or lecture too much | 39 | |
3162104115 | Foreboding | Fearful apprehension | 40 | |
3162106097 | Frivolous | Not having any serious purpose | 41 | |
3162107872 | Insolent | Showing an arrogant lack of respect | 42 | |
3162110261 | Melancholic | Expressing sadness | 43 | |
3162112059 | Sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally superior | 44 | |
3162114935 | Contemptuous | Scornful, disdainful | 45 | |
3162118593 | Plaintive | Sounding sad and mournful | 46 | |
3162120780 | Irreverent | Showing a lack of respect for things taken seriously | 47 | |
3162123285 | Solemn | Formal and dignified | 48 | |
3203822502 | Allusion | An indirect reference | 49 | |
3203823408 | Discernment | The ability to judge well | 50 | |
3203824272 | Ostracize | To exclude someone from a society group | 51 | |
3203825987 | Renounce | To refuse to recognize or abide | 52 | |
3203828322 | Supplication | The action of asking or begging | 53 | |
3203829295 | Belie | To disguise or contradict the truth | 54 | |
3203830325 | Duplicity | Double dealing; Decietfulness | 55 | |
3203831446 | Complicit | Involved with other in an illegal activity or wrongdoing | 56 | |
3203833991 | Agency | The capacity of a person to act in any given environment | 57 | |
3203835879 | Sophistry | The use of fallacious arguments in order to decieve | 58 | |
3203837834 | Subtle | Delicately complex, precise or understated | 59 | |
3203841267 | Abhorrent | Inspiring disgust or loathing; repugnant | 60 | |
3203842830 | Hubris | Excessive pride or self confidence, arrogance | 61 | |
3203844572 | Catharsis | Releasing or providing relief from strong, repressed emotions | 62 | |
3203847626 | Tragedy | Drama based on human suffering, invokes catharsis | 63 | |
3203849806 | Melodrama | Form of drama based on human suffering, characters more toward disaster in spite of themselves | 64 | |
3203854700 | Pathos | Appeals to passion | 65 | |
3203855344 | Logos | Appeals to logic | 66 | |
3203855998 | Ethos | Appeals to character | 67 | |
3344821218 | Nostalgia | A sentimental longing or wistful affection | 68 | |
3344821512 | Wistful | Regretful longing | 69 | |
3344821754 | Disillusionment | Disappointment; something isn't as good as you believed | 70 | |
3344822870 | Ambiguous | Open to more than one interpretation | 71 | |
3344823188 | Epiphany | A moment of sudden realization | 72 | |
3344823689 | Primal | Essential, fundamental stage in development | 73 | |
3344824154 | Juxtapose | Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect | 74 | |
3344824627 | Insatiable | Having an unsatisfiable appetite | 75 | |
3344824841 | Incipient | At an initial stage | 76 | |
3344825127 | Chivalrous | Courteous and gallant | 77 | |
3344825269 | Macabre | Disturbing or horrifying | 78 | |
3344825605 | Metamorphose | To change completely in form | 79 | |
3385400925 | Vivacity | The quality of being lively and animated | 80 | |
3385401641 | Implicit | Implied though not plainly expressed | 81 | |
3385402607 | Incongruous | Not in harmony or in keeping with surroundings | 82 | |
3385402970 | Lyricism | An artist's expression of emotion in an imaginative, beautiful way | 83 | |
3385403874 | Attentuates | To reduce the force | 84 | |
3385404333 | Cosmopolitan | Familiar and at ease in many different countries with different cultures | 85 | |
3385404951 | Reproach | To address in such a way as to express dissaproval | 86 | |
3385405688 | Improvident | Not showing foresight | 87 | |
3385406066 | Raffish | Unconventional and slightly disreputable | 88 | |
3385406592 | Overwrought | In a state of nervous over-excitement or anxiety | 89 | |
3421329840 | Peruse | To read in a thorough way | 90 | |
3421332304 | Sheepish | Showing embarrassment | 91 | |
3421334411 | Affected | Artificial, pretentious an designed to impress | 92 | |
3421337130 | Morbid | Appealing to abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects | 93 | |
3421342603 | Abscond | To leave hurriedly and secretly | 94 | |
3421345438 | Lurid | Very vivid in colour, shown in an explicit manner | 95 | |
3421349573 | Stolid | Calm, dependable | 96 | |
3421351906 | Ersatz | Not real or genuine | 97 | |
3421353772 | Obscure | Unclear, concealed | 98 | |
3421355286 | Swindle | To use deception to deprive someone of money or possessions | 99 |
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