5795137959 | Acerbic | Sour or bitter in taste (bitter) | 0 | |
5795137960 | Aloof | Remote in manor (careless) | 1 | |
5795137961 | Apprehensive | In fear or dread of possible evil or harm (reluctant) | 2 | |
5795137962 | Apathetic | Showing little or no emotion or animation (emotionless) | 3 | |
5795137963 | Ambivalent | Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow (undecisive) | 4 | |
5795137964 | Audacious | Disposed to venture or take risks (adventurous) | 5 | |
5795137965 | Banal | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (familiar) | 6 | |
5795137966 | Bellicose | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight (hostile) | 7 | |
5795137967 | Brusque | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness (snobby/ rude) | 8 | |
5795137968 | Bucolic | Devoted to raising sheep or cattle (caring) | 9 | |
5795137969 | Callous | Having calluses | 10 | |
5795137970 | Candid | Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness (Direct/ frank) | 11 | |
5795137971 | Capricious | Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity (arrogant) | 12 | |
5795137972 | Conciliatory | Making or willing to make concessions | 13 | |
5795137973 | Condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance (rude) | 14 | |
5795137974 | Contemptuous | Expressing extreme scorn | 15 | |
5795137975 | Caustic | Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | 16 | |
5795137976 | Cautionary | Serving to warn | 17 | |
5795137977 | Choleric | Characterized by anger | 18 | |
5795137978 | Churlish | Having a bad disposition; surly | 19 | |
5795137979 | Cynical | Believing the worst of human nature and motives | 20 | |
5795137980 | Demoralized | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic | 21 | |
5795137981 | Demure | Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way (flirtatious) | 22 | |
5795137982 | Diffident | Showing modest reserve | 23 | |
5795137983 | Dilatory | Wasting time | 24 | |
5795137984 | Disdainful | Showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy | 25 | |
5795137985 | Didactic | Instructive, especially and excessively | 26 | |
5795137986 | Derisive | Expressing contempt or ridicule | 27 | |
5795137987 | Earnest | characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinion | 28 | |
5795137988 | Ebulliant | joyously unrestrained | 29 | |
5795137989 | Eclectic | Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | 30 | |
5795137990 | Effusive | Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | 31 | |
5795137991 | Enervating | Causing weakness or debilitation | 32 | |
5795137992 | Elegaic | Resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead (mournful) | 33 | |
5795137993 | Empathetic | Showing comprehension of others' states | 34 | |
5795137994 | Empheral | Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day | 35 | |
5795137995 | Erudite | Having or showing profound knowledge | 36 | |
5795137996 | Esoteric | Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle | 37 | |
5795137997 | Euphoric | Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation | 38 | |
5795137998 | Facetious | Cleverly amusing in tone | 39 | |
5795137999 | Fatuous | Devoid of intelligence (dumb) | 40 | |
5795138000 | Forthright | Not serious in content or attitude or behavior (arrogant/childish) | 41 | |
5795138001 | Flippant | Showing inappropriate levity (inappropriate jokes) | 42 | |
5795138002 | Frivolous | Not serious in content or attitude or behavior (trying to be funny at the wrong time) | 43 | |
5795138003 | Gauche | Lacking social polish (unrefined uncultivated) | 44 | |
5795138004 | Inane | Devoid of intelligence (stupid) | 45 | |
5795138005 | Incredulous | Not disposed or willing to believe; unwilling to believe (unbelieving) | 46 | |
5795138006 | Incensed | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 47 | |
5795138007 | Incisive | Demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | 48 | |
5795138008 | Indignant | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 49 | |
5795138009 | Indolent | Disinclined to work or exertion (lazy) | 50 | |
5795138010 | Ineffable | Defying expression or description (astonishing) | 51 | |
5795138011 | Intimate | Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (close relationship) | 52 | |
5795138012 | Jejune | Lacking interest or significance or impact (boring or childish) | 53 | |
5795138013 | Jocund | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy) | 54 | |
5795138014 | Jovial | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy) | 55 | |
5795138015 | Laudatory | Full of or giving praise | 56 | |
5795138016 | Loquacious | Full of trivial conversation (talkative) | 57 | |
5795138017 | Lugubrious | Excessively mournful (extremely sad) | 58 | |
5795138018 | Macabre | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | 59 | |
5795138019 | Malicious | Having the nature of threatening evil (evil) | 60 | |
5795138020 | Miasmic | Filled with vapor (Mirage) | 61 | |
5795138021 | Mordant | Harshly ironic or sinister (rudely sarcastic) | 62 | |
5795138022 | Morose | Showing a brooding ill humor | 63 | |
5795138023 | Myopic | Unable to see distant objects clearly | 64 | |
5795138024 | Nihilistic | Relating to a complete rejection of moral values and beliefs | 65 | |
5795138025 | Nuance | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (passive aggressive) | 66 | |
5795138026 | Obsequious | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (brown noser) | 67 | |
5795138027 | Odious | Unequivocally detestable | 68 | |
5795138028 | Ominous | Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (sketchy future) | 69 | |
5795138029 | Omnipotent | Having unlimited power | 70 | |
5795138030 | Patronizing | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance (treating others with arrogance) | 71 | |
5795138031 | Pedantic | Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning | 72 | |
5795138032 | Pejorative | Expressing disapproval | 73 | |
5795138033 | Pernicious | Exceedingly harmful | 74 | |
5795138034 | Pithy | Concise and full of meaning (meaningful) | 75 | |
5795138035 | Pompous | Puffed up with vanity | 76 | |
5795138036 | Poignant | Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings | 77 | |
5795138037 | Provocative | Serving or tending to excite or stimulate (stimulative) | 78 | |
5795138038 | Puerile | Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | 79 | |
5795138039 | Quizzical | Perplexed | 80 | |
5795138040 | Recondite | Difficult to penetrate | 81 | |
5795138041 | Reticent | Reluctant to draw attention to yourself (timid) | 82 | |
5795138042 | Reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration | 83 | |
5795138043 | Reflective | Capable of physically throwing back light or sound | 84 | |
5795138044 | Ribald | Humorously vulgar (crass) | 85 | |
5795138045 | Sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous | 86 | |
5795138046 | Seductive | Tending to entice into a desired action or state | 87 | |
5795138047 | Sentimental | Marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion | 88 | |
5795138048 | Specious | Plausible but false (false hope) | 89 | |
5795138049 | Succinct | Briefly giving the gist of something (summary) | 90 | |
5795138050 | Supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to (pompous) | 91 | |
5795138051 | Timorous | Timid by nature or revealing timidity | 92 | |
5795138052 | Ubiquitous | Being present everywhere at once (over used) | 93 | |
5795138053 | Unctuous | Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating (flattering) | 94 | |
5795138054 | Vehement | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions (extremely emotional) | 95 | |
5795138055 | Visceral | Relating to or affecting the internal organs (inward feelings) | 96 | |
5795138056 | Vitriolic | Harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone | 97 | |
5795138057 | Volatile | Liable to lead to sudden change or violence (vicious/ dangerous) | 98 | |
5795138058 | Zealous | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm (enthusiastic) | 99 |
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