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7834117239Abashedashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted0
7834117240Abhorringto regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate1
7834117241Absurdridiculous; silly2
7834117242AccusatoryExpressing or implying an accusation3
7834117243AcerbicSharp; harsh; biting4
7834117244Admiringto regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval5
7834117245Admonishingcautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding6
7834117246Adoringto regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor7
7834117247Affectionateshowing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love;fondly tender8
7834117248Ambiguousopen to having several possible meanings or interpretations9
7834117249Ambivalentuncertainty 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
7834117250Amusedpleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted11
7834117251Antagonisticacting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually hostile; unfriendly12
7834117252Anxiousfull of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager13
7834117253Apathetichaving or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive14
7834117254Apologeticcontaining an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury15
7834117255Appreciativefeeling or expressive of gratitude16
7834117256Apprehensiveuneasy or fearful about something that might happen17
7834117257Approvingto speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorable18
7834117258ArdentPassionate; zealous; fiery19
7834117259Arrogantmaking claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud20
7834117260Audaciousextremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless21
7834117261Authoritarianhaving an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial22
7834117262AwedFilled with reverence, dread, wonder23
7834117263Baffledto confuse, bewilder, or perplex24
7834117264BanteringGood-humored, playful conversation25
7834117265BellicoseWarlike; hostile; inclined to fight26
7834117266BelligerentHostile; aggressive; inclined to fight27
7834117267Bemusedbewildered or confused/ lost in thought; preoccupied28
7834117268BenevolentCharitable, kind, Generous29
7844082365BewilderedCompletely puzzled or confused; perplexed30
7844087542Bitingnipping; smarting; keen/ cutting; sarcastic31
7844090192Bitterhaving a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes/ characterized by intense antagonism or hostility/ hard to admit or accept32
7844095890Blithejoyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful33
7844105639Bluntabrupt in address or manner/ slow in perception or understanding; obtuse34
7844108419Boldnot hesitating or fearful in the face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring; not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; forward; impudent35
7844112193Briskquick and active; lively/ sharp and stimulating36
7844116874Brusqueabrupt in manner; blunt; rough37
7844119389Burlesquean artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity38
7844125831CallousHardened; unfeeling; indifferent to the suffering of others39
7844127434Calmwithout rough motion; still or nearly still/ free from excitement or passion; tranquil40
7844133471CandidHonest; open; straightforward41
7844137080Capriciousflighty; led by whims; erratic42
7844143464Casualwithout definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing43
7844146780Causticmaking biting, corrosive comments44
7844153751Censoriousseverely critical; faultfinding45
7844157954Ceremonialof, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual46
7844161676Cheerfulcharacterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness47
7844164813Childishof, like, or befitting a child/puerile; weak; silly48
7844170173Cholericextremely irritable or easily angered; irascible49
7844170174Clinicalconcerned with or based on actual observation and treatment of disease in patients rather than experimentation or theory/ extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical50
7844179179Colloquialcharacteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.51
7844181906ComfortingTo soothe in time of affliction or distress.52
7844184794Comicfunny; humorous53
7844189065Commandingappreciably superior or imposing; winning; sizable54
7844193830Compassionatehaving or showing compassion55
7844195522Complexcharacterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc.56
7844201049Complimentaryof the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering57
7844209726Conceitedhaving an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.58

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