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13079467391Ominousgiving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening0
13079469894Idyllicextremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque1
13079472818Ephemerallasting for a very short time2
13079477156Enigmamystery; puzzle; difficult to understand3
13158227359Mercurialsubject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood4
13158230993Contemptworthless; the feeling that something is beneath your attention5
13158235588Eruditehaving/showing great knowledge and learning6
13158240178Proclivitytendency towards or predisposition for something7
13158244874Digressiontemporary departure from the main subject8
13158248536Rigidinflexible; unchangeable9
13158251787Monologuea long speech by one person10
13158260546Explicateanalyze in order to reveal its meaning11
13158266621Inexorableimpossible to stop, prevent, or persuade12
13158269714Lucidvery clear and easy to understand13
13158273972Deprecatingserving undervalue or mock14
13158276961Beguileto trick or deceive15
13158280162Loftyelevated in character or spirit16
13158282663Vividcreating a clear impression on the senses17
13158286658Terseusing few words; smooth and elegant18
13158291608Discursivemoving from topic to topic (either fluidly or incoherently)19
13158296982Despondentshowing extreme discouragement, dejection, depression20
13158301036Subtleperceptive, refined, insightful21
13158304544Sentimentalresulting from feeling rather than thought or reason22
13158311041Scathingbitterly severe23
13158313884Apatheticshowing little or no feeling, emotion, or concern24
13158328561Incredulousunwilling to accept what is offered as true; unbelieving; shocked25
13158335910Condescendingshowing a superior attitude towards others26
13158341205Bemusedmarked by confusion; last in thought; bewildered27
13158346422Facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately; lacking seriousness28
13158353372Sedatecalm, dignified, and unhurried; quiet and rather dull29
13158360868Nostalgiclonging for the past, or a place with happy associations30
13158364354Sardonicmocking bitterly31
13158364356Callousunfeeling; showing no sympathy32
13158369519Malaporpismunintentional misuse or distortion of a word or phrase33
13158379029Ellipsisa mark (ex: ...) showing an omission or a pause34
13158386676Pretentiousexpressing exaggerated sense of importance or worth35
13158391342Didacticdesigned or intended to teach; usually in an excessively moralistic way36
13158398587WryDry, mocking humor37
13158404220Irreverentshowing a lack of respect for things that are usually taken seriously38
13158414383Pernicioushighly injurious or destructive39
13158420301Epithetword or phrase to capture the quality of the person/thing; used to honor or to mock40
13158426916Joculargiven to jesting; humorous; playful41
13158437549Moregloomy or sullen disposition or expression42
13158441123Cynicaldistrustful of human nature and people's motives43
13158446829EquivocateUse uncertain language to avoid committing oneself or to avoid the truth44
13158453446Usurpto take illegally or by force45
13158457831Unscrupuloushaving or showing no moral principles46
13158463779Candoropen, honest, frank47
13158467360Rapaciousvery greedy48
13158467361Colloquialused in ordinary or familiar conversations (not literary)49

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