5904700367 | sharp | harsh; severe | 0 | |
5904700368 | hollow | not solid; empty; w/o real or significant worth; meaningless; insincere or false | 1 | |
5904700369 | allusive | having reference to something implied or inferred | 2 | |
5904700370 | vexed | irritated; annoyed | 3 | |
5904700371 | restrained | holding back; to keep in check; to control | 4 | |
5904700372 | urgent | compelling or requiring immediate action or attention | 5 | |
5904700373 | poignant | affecting or moving the emotions | 6 | |
5904700374 | detached | impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased | 7 | |
5904700375 | mocking | making fun of someone or something in a cruel way | 8 | |
5904700376 | objective | not influenced by personal feelings; unbiased | 9 | |
5904700377 | vibrant | vigorous; energetic | 10 | |
5904700378 | frivolous | characterized by lack of seriousness or sense | 11 | |
5904700379 | audacious | extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless | 12 | |
5904700380 | somber | gloomy; depressing; dismal | 13 | |
5904700381 | giddy | lighthearted | 14 | |
5904700382 | provocative | inciting; stimulating | 15 | |
5904700383 | sentimental | mawkishly tender | 16 | |
5904700384 | fanciful | overimaginative; unrealistic | 17 | |
5904700385 | condescending | having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority | 18 | |
5904700386 | contemptuous | scornful; disrespectful | 19 | |
5904700387 | nostalgic | sentimental; experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation. | 20 | |
5904700388 | zealous | enthusiastic, eager | 21 | |
5904700389 | irreverent | showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously | 22 | |
5904700390 | candid | frank; outspoken | 23 | |
5904700391 | didactic | instructive | 24 | |
5904700392 | seductive | tempting and attractive; enticing | 25 | |
5904700393 | satiric | mocking; ironic | 26 | |
5904700394 | whimsical | playful, mischievous | 27 | |
5904700395 | learned | scholarly | 28 | |
5904700396 | mock-heroic | imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject | 29 | |
5904700397 | diffident | modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. | 30 | |
5904700398 | petty | of little importance; trivial | 31 | |
5904700399 | factual | of or relating to facts; concerning facts | 32 | |
5904700400 | elegiac | mournful, melancholic | 33 | |
5904700401 | disdainful | scornful | 34 | |
5904700402 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal | 35 | |
5904700403 | pedantic | precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous | 36 | |
5904700404 | indignant | angry | 37 | |
5904700405 | bantering | tease | 38 | |
5904700406 | flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude | 39 | |
5904700407 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor | 40 | |
5904700408 | clinical | efficient and unemotional; coldly detached | 41 | |
5904700409 | mock-serious | of a pretended serious look or act | 42 | |
5904700410 | burlesque | an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody | 43 | |
5904700411 | cynical | believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity | 44 | |
5904700412 | incisive | intelligently analytical and clear-thinking | 45 | |
5904700413 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner | 46 | |
5904700414 | colloquial | (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary | 47 | |
5904700415 | insipid | unimaginative, uninspired | 48 | |
5904700416 | pretentious | attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed | 49 | |
5904700417 | moralistic | overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize | 50 | |
5904700418 | taunting | provoke or challenge | 51 | |
5904700419 | turgid | swollen and distended or congested | 52 | |
5904700420 | sardonic | grimly mocking or cynical | 53 | |
5904700421 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial | 54 | |
5904700422 | insolent | showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect | 55 | |
5904700423 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand | 56 | |
5904700424 | esoteric | private; secret; confidential | 57 | |
5904700425 | euphemistic | using or of the nature of a euphemism | 58 | |
5904700426 | sensuous | relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect | 59 | |
5904700427 | bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated | 60 | |
5904700428 | abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure | 61 | |
5904700429 | grotesque | ugly, misshapen | 62 | |
5904700430 | concrete | existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract | 63 | |
5904700431 | idiomatic | using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker | 64 | |
5904700432 | picturesque | visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style | 65 | |
5904700433 | homespun | simple and unsophisticated | 66 | |
5904700434 | provincial | narrow | 67 | |
5904700435 | obscure | not discovered or known about; uncertain | 68 | |
5904700436 | veneration | great respect; reverence | 69 | |
5904700437 | solemn | serious, grave | 70 | |
5904700438 | sanguine | optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation | 71 | |
5904700439 | mirth | amusement, especially as expressed in laughter | 72 | |
5904700440 | relish | great appreciation of something | 73 | |
5904700441 | bliss | perfect happiness; great joy | 74 | |
5904700442 | platonic | (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual | 75 | |
5904700443 | rapture | extreme happiness and delight in something | 76 | |
5904700444 | ecstasy | bliss | 77 | |
5904700445 | enamor | be filled with a feeling of love for | 78 | |
5904700446 | exaltation | a feeling or state of extreme happiness | 79 | |
5904700447 | zeal | great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective | 80 | |
5904700448 | ardor | enthusiasm or passion | 81 | |
5904700449 | fervor | intense and passionate feeling | 82 | |
5904700450 | elation | great happiness and exhilaration | 83 | |
5904700451 | jubilant | feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph | 84 | |
5904700452 | buoyancy | an optimistic and cheerful disposition | 85 | |
5904700453 | placid | not easily upset or excited | 86 | |
5904731509 | complimentary | of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering | 87 | |
5904737512 | sympathetic | characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: | 88 | |
5904747026 | benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; desiring to help others; charitable | 89 | |
5904758307 | patronizing | displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner | 90 | |
5904779597 | inflammatory | tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc | 91 | |
5904782527 | scornful | full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous | 92 | |
5904796945 | vulgar | morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate; offensive in language; lewdly or profanely indecent | 93 | |
5904851641 | trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original | 94 |
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