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4974209671Acerbicadj. Sour or bitter in taste0
4974209672Aloofadj. Remote in manner1
4974209673Apprehensiveadj. In fear or dread or possible evil or harm2
4974209674Apatheticadj. Showing little or no emotion or animation3
4974209675Ambivalentadj. Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow4
4974209676Audaciousadj. Disposed to venture or take risks5
4974209677Banaladj. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse6
4974209678Bellicoseadj. Having or showing a ready disposition to fight7
4974209679Brusqueadj. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness8
4974209680Bucolicadj. Devoted to raising sheep or cattle. Rustic9
4974209681Callousadj. Emotionally hardened10
4974209682Candidadj. Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness11
4974209683Capriciousadj. Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity12
4974209684Conciliatoryadj. Making or willing to make concessions13
4974209685Condescendingadj. Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance14
4974209686Contemptuousadj. Expressing extreme scorn15
4974209687Causticadj. Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action16
4974209688Cautionaryadj. Serving to warn17
4974209689Cholericadj. Characterized by anger18
4974209690Churlishadj. Having a bad disposition; surly19
4974209691Cynicaladj. Believing the worst of human nature and motives20
4974209692Demoralizedadj. Made less hopeful or enthusiastic21
4974209693Demureadj. Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way22
4974209694Diffidentadj. Showing modest reserve23
4974209695Dilatoryadj. Wasting time24
4974209696Disdainfuladj. Showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy25
4974209697Didacticadj. Instructive; especially excessively26
4974209698Derisiveadj. Expressing contempt or ridicule27
4974209699Earnestadj. Characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions28
4974209700Ebullientadj. Joyously unrestrained29
4974209701Eclecticadj. Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas30
4974209702Effusiveadj. Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm31
4974209703Enervatingadj. Causing weakness or debilitation32

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