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6296868278provocativestimulating, exciting0
6296868279audaciousdaring, bold, insolent1
6296869634persuasivewritten to convince or win over2
6296870676condescendingpatronizing, arrogant3
6296910794disdainfularrogant, lordly, superior, unsympathetic4
6296912524sarcasticsnide, mocking, sharp taunting that wounds5
6296915121sardonicderisively mocking, scornful and cynical6
6296918899satiricridiculing, ironic, mocking, farcical, exposing folly7
6296920601mock-heroicridiculing a "hero"8
6296924876apprehensiveanxious, uneasy, worried9
6296926642ominousfateful, ill-boding, foreboding, dire10
6296926643urgentimperative, critical, intensely necessary11
6296928945threateningmenacing, intimidating12
6296932307horrificappalling, shocking, gruesome13
6296934004disappointeddeceived, crestfallen, let down14
6296935475regretfulcontrite, apologetic, sorry (spans mere disappointment to a painful sense of dissatisfaction or self-reproach)15
6296938885remorsefulmoral anguish, penitent, contrite, rueful over past misdeeds16
6296941526somberbleak, depressing, dismal17
6296942775elegiaclamenting, poignant, funereal18
6296944909amusedentertaining in a light and playful manner (directing attention from serious matters in an agreeable and pleasing manner)19
6296947265banteringteasing, joking, playful20
6296949137simperingsmiley in a silly, self-conscious, often coy way21
6296952578whimsicalcapricious, unpredictable22
6296954289reverentvenerating, worshipping23
6296954291reflectivecontemplative, mediative, introspective24
6296956941intimatepersonal, informal, private25
6296958468sympatheticcompassionate, sensitive, to share or understand feelings26
6296960801factualcertain, absolute, irrefutable, unbiased27
6296962554detachedaloof, impartial, disconnected emotionally28
6296964407pedanticscholarly, making a show of knowledge29

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