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8302322093abashedashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted0
8302322094abhorringregarding with disgust and hatred1
8302322095acerbicsharp and forthright2
8302322096ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone3
8302322097apatheticshowing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm or concern4
8302322098belligerenthostile and aggressive5
8302322099bemusedpuzzled, confused or bewildered6
8302322100blitheshowing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper7
8302322101brisksharp or abrupt8
8302322102brusqueabrupt or offhand in speech or manner9
8302322103cholericbad tempered or irritable10
8302322104clandestinekept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit11
8302322105colloquialused in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary12
8302322106conciliatoryintended or likely to placate or pacify13
8302322107contemptuousshowing contempt; scornful14
8302322108contentiouscausing or likely to cause an argument; controversial15
8302322109derisiveexpressing contempt or ridicule16
8302322110desolatebleak and dismal17
8302322111despondentin low spirits from loss of hope or courage18
8302322112didacticintended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive19
8302322113diffidentmodest or shy because of a lack of self confidence20
8302322114ebullientcheerful and full of energy21
8302322115effusiveexpressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner22
8302322116elegiacrelating to or characteristic of an elegy23
8302322117eulogosticpertaining to or containing eulogy24
8302322118euphoriccharacterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness25
8302322119facetioustreating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant26
8302322120flippantnot showing a serious or respectful attitude27
8302322121holier than thoucharacterized by an attitude of moral superiority28
8302322122incisiveaccurate and sharply focused29
8302322123incredulousunwilling or unable to believe something30
8302322124inflammatoryarousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings31
8302322125introspectivecharacterized by or given to introspection32
8302322126irreverentshowing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously33
8302322127jocundcheerful and light-hearted34
8302322128languidslow and relaxed35
8302322129laudatoryexpressing praise or commendation36
8302322130lethargicsluggish and apathetic37
8302322131lugubriouslooking or sounding sad or dismal38
8302322132lyricalexpressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way39
8302322133pedanticnarrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned40
8302322134pithyconcise and forcefully expressive41
8302322135plaintivesounding sad and mournful42
8302322136poignantevoking a keen sense of sadness or regret43
8302322137reticentnot revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily44
8302322138risiblesuch as to provoke laughter45
8302322139sanctimoniousmaking a show of being morally superior to other people46
8302322140sangineoptimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation47
8302322141sardonicgrimly mocking or cynical48
8302322142sepulchralgloomy, dismal49
8302322067stolidcalm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation50
8302322068stridentpresenting a point of view, especially a controversial one in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way51
8302322069timorousshowing or suffering from nervousness, fear or a lack of confidence52
8302322070understatedpresented or expressed in a subtle and effective way53
8302322071venerative?54
8302322072vitriolicfilled with bitter criticism or malice55
8302322073wryusing or expressing dry, especially mocking humor56

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