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4974224629ElegiacResembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead0
4974224630EmpatheticShowing ready comprehension of others' states1
4974224631EphemeralAnything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day2
4974224632EruditeHaving or showing profound knowledge3
4974224633EsotericUnderstandable only by an enlightened inner circle4
4974224634EuphoricExaggerated feeling of well-being or elation5
4974224635FacetiousCleverly amusing in tone6
4974224636FatuousDevoid of intelligence7
4974224637ForthrightDirectly and without evasion; not roundabout8
4974224638FlippantShowing inappropriate levity9
4974224639FrivolousNot serious in content or attitude or behavior10
4974224640GaucheLacking social polish11
4974224641InaneDevoid of intelligence12
4974224642IncredulousNot disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving13
4974224643IncensedAngered at something unjust or wrong14
4974224644IncisiveDemonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions15
4974224645IndignantAngered at something unjust or wrong16
4974224646IndolentDisinclined to work or exertion17
4974224647IneffableDefying expression or description18
4974224648IntimateMarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity19
4974224649JejuneLacking interest or significance or impact20
4974224650JocundFull of or showing high-spirited merriment21
4974224651JovialCheerful; Full of or showing spirited merriment22
4974224652LaudatoryFull of or giving praise23
4974224653LoquaciousFull of trivial conversation24
4974224654LugubriousExcessively Mournful25
4974224655MacabreShockingly repellent; inspiring horror26
4974224656MaliciousHaving the nature of threatening evil27
4974224657MiasmicFilled with vapor28
4974224658MordantHarshly ironic or sinister29
4974224659MoroseShowing a brooding ill humor30
4974224660MyopicUnable to see distant objects clearly; short-sighted31
4974224661NihilismComplete denial of established authority and institutions32
4974224662NuanceA subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude33

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