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7862567251insolentboldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent0
7862569016instructivegiving knowledge1
7862569518intimatevery familiar2
7862570041ironicopposite to what is usual or expected by the reader3
7862571722irreverentdisrespectful; showing a lack of love or awe for something sacred4
7862572810irritatedannoyed; bothered5
7862573591jovialcheerful; jocular6
7862574181judgementalcritically authoritative7
7862574647learnedknowledgeable; scholarly8
7862575135lightheartedfree from care; cheerful9
7862576578lugubriousvery sad or mournful to an exaggerated degree10
7862577171lyricalemotional; full of imagery; song-like11
7862577943maliciouspurposely hurtful12
7862578409matter-of-factaccepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional13
7862580198mock-heroicburlesquing a heroic manner, action, or character14
7862581066mockingtreating with contempt or ridicule15
7862581644moralisticpreachy; imposing a moral system on others16
7862582391morosegloomy; sullen; surly; despondent17
7862583322mournfulsorrowful; sad18
7862583965nostalgiclonging for a happier time from the past19
7862584964objectiveunbiased; fair20
7862585922obsequiouspolite or obedient in hopes of gaining favor21
7862586789optimistichopeful; cheerful22
7862587602outragedangry; indignant23
7862587943patronizingcondescending; conveying an attitude of superiority24
7862589831pedanticstressing minor or trivial points of learning25
7862590581pessimistichopeless; seeing the worst outcome26
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