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7423567336pedanticExcessively scholarly or bookish, ostentatious about one's learning0
7423567337pensiveDreamily thoughtful, usually marked by some sadness1
7423567338pessimisticExpecting the worst, having a negative outlook2
7423567339petulantUnreasonably ill tempered, peevish3
7423567340philosophicalCalm and stoical in the face of difficulty or disappointment4
7423567341poignantProfoundly moving, evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret5
7423567342pompousSelf-important6
7423567343pretentiousAttempting to impress, full of pretense7
7423567344reflectiveThoughtful, deliberating, meditative8
7423567345reverentShowing or feeling all, respect or veneration9
7423567346ribaldCoarsely mocking, vulgar, lewd10
7423567347saccharineOverly sweet or sentimental calm, cloying11
7423567348sanguineCheerfully optimistic, confident, hopeful12
7423567349sarcasticCutting, mockery, intended to wound13
7423567350sardonicScornfully mocking, disdainfully humorous, skeptical, sarcastic14
7423567351sentimentalSwayed by feeling, excessively emotional, controlled by feeling rather than thought15
7423567352solemnDeeply earnest, marked by ceremony or ritual16
7423567353somberDismal, gloomy, dark, dull17
7423567354vituperativeHarshly and abusively censorious, condemnatory18
7423567355whimsicalFanciful, unpredictable, subject to change and whim19
7423567356wryDryly humorous, ironic and amusing20

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