13786449816 | Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen | 0 | |
13786449819 | Dejected | sad and depressed; dispirited | 1 | |
13786449825 | Foreboding | fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen | 2 | |
13786449826 | Gloomy | feeling distressed or pessimistic | 3 | |
13786449832 | Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause | 4 | |
13786449834 | Morose | sullen and ill-tempered | 5 | |
13786449835 | Mournful | feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief | 6 | |
13786449838 | Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious | 7 | |
13786449840 | Pessimistic | tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen | 8 | |
13786449842 | Poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 9 | |
13786449844 | Remorseful | filled with regret; sorry | 10 | |
13786449850 | Somber | dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy | 11 | |
13786449851 | Staid | sedate, respectable, and unadventurous | 12 | |
13786449853 | Admonitory | giving or conveying a warning or reprimand | 13 | |
13786449854 | Allusive | working by suggestion rather than explicit mention | 14 | |
13786449855 | Apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern | 15 | |
13786449856 | Authoritative | commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed | 16 | |
13786449857 | Baffled | totally bewilder or perplex | 17 | |
13786449858 | Callous | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others | 18 | |
13786449859 | Candid | truthful and straightforward; frank | 19 | |
13786449860 | Ceremonial | relating to or used for formal events of a religious or public nature | 20 | |
13786449861 | Clinical | efficient and unemotional; coldly detached | 21 | |
13786449862 | Consoling | comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment | 22 | |
13786449863 | Contemplative | expressing or involving prolonged thought | 23 | |
13786449864 | Conventional | concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity | 24 | |
13786449865 | Detached | aloof and objective | 25 | |
13786449866 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 26 | |
13786449867 | Disbelieving | be unable to believe (someone or something) | 27 | |
13786449869 | Earnest | resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction | 28 | |
13786449872 | Fervent | having or displaying a passionate intensity | 29 | |
13786449874 | Forthright | direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest | 30 | |
13786449875 | Frivolous | carefree and not serious | 31 | |
13786449876 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful | 32 | |
13786449878 | Humble | having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance | 33 | |
13786449879 | Incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something | 34 | |
13786449881 | Inquisitive | curious or inquiring | 35 | |
13786449882 | Instructive | useful and informative | 36 | |
13786449883 | Intimae | the innermost coating or membrane of a part or organ, especially of a vein or artery | 37 | |
13786449889 | Meditative | of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought | 38 | |
13786449890 | Nostalgic | a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation | 39 | |
13786449892 | Obsequious | obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree | 40 | |
13786449894 | Persuasive | using temptation or reasoning to convince someone | 41 | |
13786449896 | Pretentious | attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed | 42 | |
13786449900 | Reminiscent | absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories | 43 | |
13786449902 | Restrained | characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate | 44 | |
13786449903 | Seductive | tempting and attractive; enticing | 45 | |
13786449904 | Sentimental | dealing with feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way | 46 | |
13786449910 | Vexed | difficult and much debated | 47 | |
13786449911 | Wistful | having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing | 48 | |
13786449912 | Zealous | ardently active, devoted, or diligent | 49 |
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