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6448603106Acerbicadj. Sour or bitter in taste0
6448603107Aloofadj. Remote in manner1
6448603108Apprehensiveadj. In fear or dread or possible evil or harm2
6448603109Apatheticadj. Showing little or no emotion or animation3
6448603110Ambivalentadj. Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow4
6448603111Audaciousadj. Disposed to venture or take risks5
6448603112Banaladj. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse6
6448603113Bellicoseadj. Having or showing a ready disposition to fight7
6448603114Brusqueadj. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness8
6448603115Bucolicadj. Devoted to raising sheep or cattle. Rustic9
6448603116Callousadj. Emotionally hardened10
6448603117Candidadj. Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness11
6448603118Capriciousadj. Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity12
6448603119Conciliatoryadj. Making or willing to make concessions13
6448603120Condescendingadj. Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance14
6448603121Contemptuousadj. Expressing extreme scorn15
6448603122Causticadj. Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action16
6448603123Cautionaryadj. Serving to warn17
6448603124Cholericadj. Characterized by anger18
6448603125Churlishadj. Having a bad disposition; surly19
6448603126Cynicaladj. Believing the worst of human nature and motives20
6448603127Demoralizedadj. Made less hopeful or enthusiastic21
6448603128Demureadj. Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way22
6448603129Diffidentadj. Showing modest reserve23
6448603130Dilatoryadj. Wasting time24
6448603131Disdainfuladj. Showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy25
6448603132Didacticadj. Instructive; especially excessively26
6448603133Derisiveadj. Expressing contempt or ridicule27
6448603134Earnestadj. Characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions28
6448603135Ebullientadj. Joyously unrestrained29
6448603136Eclecticadj. Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas30
6448603137Effusiveadj. Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm31
6448603138Enervatingadj. Causing weakness or debilitation32

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