13079467391 | Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening | 0 | |
13079469894 | Idyllic | extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque | 1 | |
13079472818 | Ephemeral | lasting for a very short time | 2 | |
13079477156 | Enigma | mystery; puzzle; difficult to understand | 3 | |
13158227359 | Mercurial | subject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood | 4 | |
13158230993 | Contempt | worthless; the feeling that something is beneath your attention | 5 | |
13158235588 | Erudite | having/showing great knowledge and learning | 6 | |
13158240178 | Proclivity | tendency towards or predisposition for something | 7 | |
13158244874 | Digression | temporary departure from the main subject | 8 | |
13158248536 | Rigid | inflexible; unchangeable | 9 | |
13158251787 | Monologue | a long speech by one person | 10 | |
13158260546 | Explicate | analyze in order to reveal its meaning | 11 | |
13158266621 | Inexorable | impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade | 12 | |
13158269714 | Lucid | very clear and easy to understand | 13 | |
13158273972 | Deprecating | serving undervalue or mock | 14 | |
13158276961 | Beguile | to trick or deceive | 15 | |
13158280162 | Lofty | elevated in character or spirit | 16 | |
13158282663 | Vivid | creating a clear impression on the senses | 17 | |
13158286658 | Terse | using few words; smooth and elegant | 18 | |
13158291608 | Discursive | moving from topic to topic (either fluidly or incoherently) | 19 | |
13158296982 | Despondent | showing extreme discouragement, dejection, depression | 20 | |
13158301036 | Subtle | perceptive, refined, insightful | 21 | |
13158304544 | Sentimental | resulting from feeling rather than thought or reason | 22 | |
13158311041 | Scathing | bitterly severe | 23 | |
13158313884 | Apathetic | showing little or no feeling, emotion, or concern | 24 | |
13158328561 | Incredulous | unwilling to accept what is offered as true; unbelieving; shocked | 25 | |
13158335910 | Condescending | showing a superior attitude towards others | 26 | |
13158341205 | Bemused | marked by confusion; last in thought; bewildered | 27 | |
13158346422 | Facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately; lacking seriousness | 28 | |
13158353372 | Sedate | calm, dignified, and unhurried; quiet and rather dull | 29 | |
13158360868 | Nostalgic | longing for the past, or a place with happy associations | 30 | |
13158364354 | Sardonic | mocking bitterly | 31 | |
13158364356 | Callous | unfeeling; showing no sympathy | 32 | |
13158369519 | Malaporpism | unintentional misuse or distortion of a word or phrase | 33 | |
13158379029 | Ellipsis | a mark (ex: ...) showing an omission or a pause | 34 | |
13158386676 | Pretentious | expressing exaggerated sense of importance or worth | 35 | |
13158391342 | Didactic | designed or intended to teach; usually in an excessively moralistic way | 36 | |
13158398587 | Wry | Dry, mocking humor | 37 | |
13158404220 | Irreverent | showing a lack of respect for things that are usually taken seriously | 38 | |
13158414383 | Pernicious | highly injurious or destructive | 39 | |
13158420301 | Epithet | word or phrase to capture the quality of the person/thing; used to honor or to mock | 40 | |
13158426916 | Jocular | given to jesting; humorous; playful | 41 | |
13158437549 | More | gloomy or sullen disposition or expression | 42 | |
13158441123 | Cynical | distrustful of human nature and people's motives | 43 | |
13158446829 | Equivocate | Use uncertain language to avoid committing oneself or to avoid the truth | 44 | |
13158453446 | Usurp | to take illegally or by force | 45 | |
13158457831 | Unscrupulous | having or showing no moral principles | 46 | |
13158463779 | Candor | open, honest, frank | 47 | |
13158467360 | Rapacious | very greedy | 48 | |
13158467361 | Colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversations (not literary) | 49 |
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