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7476569692Abashedashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted0
7476569693Abhorringto regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate1
7476569694Absurdridiculous; silly2
7476569695AccusatoryExpressing or implying an accusation3
7476569696AcerbicSharp; harsh; biting4
7476569697Admiringto regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval5
7476569698Admonishingcautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding6
7476569699Adoringto regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor7
7476569700Affectionateshowing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love;fondly tender8
7476569701Ambiguousopen to having several possible meanings or interpretations9
7476569702Ambivalentuncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by the inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or td two opposite or conflicting things10
7476569703Amusedpleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted11
7476569704Antagonisticacting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually hostile; unfriendly12
7476569705Anxiousfull of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager13
7476569706Apathetichaving or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive14
7476569707Apologeticcontaining an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury15
7476569708Appreciativefeeling or expressive of gratitude16
7476569709Apprehensiveuneasy or fearful about something that might happen17
7476569710Approvingto speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorable18
7476569711ArdentPassionate; zealous; fiery19
7476569712Arrogantmaking claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud20
7476569713Audaciousextremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless21
7476569714Authoritarianhaving an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial22
7476569715AwedFilled with reverence, dread, wonder23
7476569716Baffledto confuse, bewilder, or perplex24
7476569717BanteringGood-humored, playful conversation25
7476569718BellicoseWarlike; hostile; inclined to fight26
7476569719BelligerentHostile; aggressive; inclined to fight27
7476569720Bemusedbewildered or confused/ lost in thought; preoccupied28
7476569721BenevolentCharitable, kind, Generous29

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