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7336338371Pretentious (Adj)showy, self-important, making unjustifiable claims to excellence0
7336339919Prosaic (Adj)dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement1
7336341614Provincial (Adj)limited in outlook, narrow in ideas2
7336359087Reprove (Verb)gently criticize, redirect, advise3
7336359088Sardonic (Adj)disdainful, scornfully mocking4
7336361338Vehement (Adj)intense, forceful, marked by strong feeling5
7394750415Verbose (Adj)wordy6
7394751888Virulent (Adj)full of hate, malignant, extremely poisonous7
7394755757Winsome (Adj)charming, sweetly engaging; appealing in an innocent matter8
7394763782Zealous (Adj)feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc. (Vehement)9
7394770681Wistful (Adj)yearning, sad, longing10
7394771890Irreverent (Adj)lacking proper respect or seriousness11
7626798345Indignant (Adj)feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong12
7626802706Maudlin (Adj)showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way13
7626810970Petty (Adj)marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies; small minded.14
7626826024Contemptuous (Adj)showing or expressing disdain; scronful15
7626830633Flippant (Adj)lacking proper respect or seriousness16
7626836407Elegiac (Adj)lamenting; mourning; plaintive17
7782043505Cathartic (Adj)producing an emotional purification or release18
7782046633Caustic (Adj)marked by starting sarcasm19
7782050498Censure (Noun)the act of blaming or condemning20
7782053591Colloquial (adj)conversational, used in informal speech21
7782054835cursory (adj)brief, without much attention to detail22
7782056575Didactic (adj)instructive, intended to educate23
7930937640Diffuse (adj)wordy; not concentrated24
7930940405Discerning (adj)keenly perspective; shrewd25
7930945227Dogmatic (adj)arrogantly assertive, positive about unproven ideas26
7930966573Insipid (adj.)lacking taste; dull; bland27
7930974239Juxtaposed (verb)to place side by side28
7930983220Pedantic (adj)characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules29
8087615227Lugubriousfull of sadness or sorrow30
8087617303Disdainfulscornful; feeing that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or aprroval31
8087622708satiricusing humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc32
8087634784Terse (adj)brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly33
8087638935Turgid (adj)excessively embellished in style or language34
8087643650Patronizing (adj)adopting an air of condescension towards; treating haughty or coolly35
8306869593Aesthetic (adj)concerned with or appreciative of beauty36
8306875959Altruistic (adj)unselfish concern with the welfare of others37
8306883921Anomalous (adj)irregular, abnormal, unusual38
8306892568Benign (adj)gentle, not harmful, kind39
8306908896Blithe (adj)happy, lighthearted, joyful40
8306910780Craven (adj)cowardly41
8600497213Clinical(adj)detached, coolly dispassionate42
8600504524Effusive (adj)marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm.43
8600511625Frivolous (adj)lacking seriousness44
8600515841Insolent (adj)rude, impolite, over-bearing45
8600521523Supercilious (adj)haughty, contemptuous or disdainful, full of pride46
8600528487Captious (adj)ready to detect trivial faults47
8739939457abstruse (adj)difficult to understand48
8739939458Acerbic (adj)Harsh or severe, as of temper or expression49
8739939459admonishing (adj)cautioning, advising, counseling against something, remimding50
8739939460ambiguous (adj)open to more than one interpretation or having a double meaning51
8739939461Apathetic (adj)having or showing little or no emotion, not interested or concerned52
8739939462Ardent (adj)characterized by intense feelings; passionate; intensely devoted, eager, or enrhusiastic53
9040602843Complacent (adj)marked by self satisfaction54
9101178589Impartial (adj)unbiased55
9101180891Jocular (adj)joking, humorous56
9101187104Importunate (adj)troublesomely urgent; overly persistent57
9101189826Capricious (adj)given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood/ behavior58
9431217318Prescient (adj)having foresight59
9431221188Prevaricate (v)to deviate from the truth60
9431222611Recalcitrant (adj)stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority61
9431225474Temerity (n)rashness, boldness, audacity62
9431226895Truculent (adj)hostile, aggressive, savage63
9431228700Tendentious (adj)marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view; biased64

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