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4857159752AcerbicSour or bitter in taste (bitter)0
4857159753AloofRemote in manor (careless)1
4857159754ApprehensiveIn fear or dread of possible evil or harm (reluctant)2
4857159755ApatheticShowing little or no emotion or animation (emotionless)3
4857159756AmbivalentUncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow (undecisive)4
4857159757AudaciousDisposed to venture or take risks (adventurous)5
4857159758BanalRepeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (familiar)6
4857159759BellicoseHaving or showing a ready disposition to fight (hostile)7
4857159760BrusqueMarked by rude or peremptory shortness (snobby/ rude)8
4857159761BucolicDevoted to raising sheep or cattle (caring)9
4857159762CallousHaving calluses10
4857159763CandidOpenly straightforward and direct without secretiveness (Direct/ frank)11
4857159764CapriciousDetermined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity (arrogant)12
4857159765ConciliatoryMaking or willing to make concessions13
4857159766CondescendingCharacteristic of those who treat others with arrogance (rude)14
4857159767ContemptuousExpressing extreme scorn15
4857159768CausticCapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action16
4857159769CautionaryServing to warn17
4857159770CholericCharacterized by anger18
4857159771ChurlishHaving a bad disposition; surly19
4857159772CynicalBelieving the worst of human nature and motives20
4857159773DemoralizedMade less hopeful or enthusiastic21
4857159774DemureAffectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way (flirtatious)22
4857159775DiffidentShowing modest reserve23
4857159776DilatoryWasting time24
4857159777DisdainfulShowing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy25
4857159778DidacticInstructive, especially and excessively26
4857159779DerisiveExpressing contempt or ridicule27
4857159780Earnestcharacterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinion28
4857159781Ebulliantjoyously unrestrained29
4857159782EclecticSelecting what seems best of various styles or ideas30
4857159783EffusiveUttered with unrestrained enthusiasm31
4857159784EnervatingCausing weakness or debilitation32
4857159785ElegaicResembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead (mournful)33
4857159786EmpatheticShowing comprehension of others' states34
4857159787EmpheralAnything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day35
4857159788EruditeHaving or showing profound knowledge36
4857159789EsotericUnderstandable only by an enlightened inner circle37
4857159790EuphoricExaggerated feeling of well-being or elation38
4857159791FacetiousCleverly amusing in tone39
4857159792FatuousDevoid of intelligence (dumb)40
4857159793ForthrightNot serious in content or attitude or behavior (arrogant/childish)41
4857159794FlippantShowing inappropriate levity (inappropriate jokes)42
4857159795FrivolousNot serious in content or attitude or behavior (trying to be funny at the wrong time)43
4857159796GaucheLacking social polish (unrefined uncultivated)44
4857159797InaneDevoid of intelligence (stupid)45
4857159798IncredulousNot disposed or willing to believe; unwilling to believe (unbelieving)46
4857159799IncensedAngered at something unjust or wrong47
4857159800IncisiveDemonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions48
4857159801IndignantAngered at something unjust or wrong49
4857159802IndolentDisinclined to work or exertion (lazy)50
4857159803IneffableDefying expression or description (astonishing)51
4857159804IntimateMarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (close relationship)52
4857159805JejuneLacking interest or significance or impact (boring or childish)53
4857159806JocundFull of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy)54
4857159807JovialFull of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy)55
4857159808LaudatoryFull of or giving praise56
4857159809LoquaciousFull of trivial conversation (talkative)57
4857159810LugubriousExcessively mournful (extremely sad)58
4857159811MacabreShockingly repellent; inspiring horror59

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