8570340644 | Apologetic | Sorry for having done or said something wrong | 0 | |
8570340645 | Forthright | Going straight to the point clearly and firmly | 1 | |
8570340646 | Wry | Funny in a clever or ironic way | 2 | |
8570340647 | Effusive | Marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm | 3 | |
8570340648 | Indifferent | Not interested or concerned about something; neither good nor bad | 4 | |
8570340649 | Introspective | Characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings | 5 | |
8570340650 | Lugubrious | Full of sadness or sorrow : very sad especially in an exaggerated way | 6 | |
8570340651 | Irreverent | Lacking proper respect or seriousness | 7 | |
8897532200 | Detached | Not taking sides or being influenced by others | 8 | |
8897532201 | Somber | Very sad or serious; being dark and gloomy | 9 | |
8897532202 | Contemplative | Involving, allowing, or causing deep thought | 10 | |
8897532203 | Self-deprecating | Tending or serving to disparage or undervalue oneself | 11 | |
8897532204 | Bemused | Marked by confusion or bewilderment; having or showing feelings of wry amusement especially from something that is surprising or perplexing | 12 | |
8897532205 | Supercilious | Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. | 13 | |
8897532206 | Ominous | Considered a sign of evil or trouble to come | 14 | |
8897532207 | Reticent | Inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech | 15 | |
8948095719 | Colloquialisms | The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing. | 16 | |
8948096850 | Anthimeria | One part of speech, usually a verb, that substitutes for another, usually a noun. | 17 | |
8948098607 | Diction | The author's choice of words. | 18 | |
9019500488 | Melancholy | Sad or gloomy | 19 | |
9019508594 | Inflammatory | Tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult | 20 | |
9019510064 | Condescending | Showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others | 21 | |
9019512011 | Apprehensive | Viewing the future with anxiety or alarm | 22 | |
9019514040 | Cynical | Believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest | 23 | |
9019515951 | Obsequious | Too eager to help or obey someone important | 24 | |
9019517559 | Mirthful | Gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter | 25 | |
9019518806 | Ribald | Lewd or vulgar humor | 26 | |
9116350229 | Whimsical | Unusual in a playful or amusing way; not serious; subject to erratic behavior | 27 | |
9116351270 | Bittersweet | Pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret | 28 | |
9116353089 | Foreboding | A feeling that something bad is going to happen | 29 | |
9116354307 | Solemn | Very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression | 30 | |
9116355259 | Flippant | Lacking proper respect or seriousness | 31 | |
9116356294 | Rapt | Showing complete delight or interest | 32 | |
9116357444 | Reverent | Showing a lot of respect : very respectful | 33 | |
9116358758 | Bewildered | Deeply or utterly confused or perplexed | 34 | |
9116372696 | Metonymy | A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. "England decides to keep check on immigration." | 35 | |
9116374354 | Synecdoche | A literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. ""Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears." | 36 | |
9116375892 | Epistrophe (epiphora) | The repetition of phrases or words at the ends of the clauses or sentences. ""Where now? Who now? When now?" | 37 | |
9116377942 | Anaphora | The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence. "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." | 38 | |
9200639804 | Grave | Very serious: serious in appearance or manner | 39 | |
9200641778 | Scornful | Feeling or showing disgust and anger | 40 | |
9200643134 | Placid | Serenely free of interruption or disturbance; calm and steady | 41 | |
9200644627 | Laudatory | Of, relating to, or expressing praise | 42 | |
9200646191 | Sympathetic | Feeling or showing care or understanding; feeling favorable | 43 | |
9200647564 | Sanguine | Confident and hopeful | 44 | |
9200648828 | Didactic | Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 45 | |
9200649895 | Nostalgic | Having, showing, or characterized by a longing for something past | 46 | |
9278879898 | Fervent | Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling | 47 | |
9278882737 | Benevolent | Having a desire to do good | 48 | |
9278886555 | Facetious | Joking or jesting often inappropriately | 49 | |
9278889935 | Elated | Very happy and excited | 50 | |
9278892808 | Indignant | Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy | 51 | |
9278895452 | Pensive | Lost in serious or sad thought | 52 | |
9278898061 | Belligerent | Carrying on war: feeling or showing readiness to fight | 53 | |
9278898062 | Callous | Uncaring, or feeling no emotion | 54 | |
9278905793 | Asyndeton | A stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence, yet maintain grammatical accuracy. | 55 | |
9278910503 | Polysyndeton | A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. | 56 | |
9361213644 | Enthymeme | Logical reasoning with ?one premise left unstated. | 57 | |
9361213645 | Begging the question | The situation that results when a writer or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept. | 58 | |
9361218599 | Syllogism | Starting an argument with a reference to something general and from this it draws conclusion about something more specific. | 59 | |
9361219789 | Desperate | Having lost hope | 60 | |
9361220957 | Fatalistic | Believing that what will happen has already been decided and cannot be changed | 61 | |
9361221566 | Self-assured | Having or showing confidence in yourself and your abilities | 62 | |
9361222358 | Acerbic | Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone | 63 | |
9361223243 | Morose | Very sad or unhappy | 64 | |
9361224221 | Frantic | Feeling or showing a lot of fear and worry: having a lot of wild and hurried activity | 65 | |
9361225371 | Antagonistic | Showing dislike or opposition | 66 | |
9361226388 | Conciliatory | Intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility | 67 | |
9523606753 | Terse | Using few words | 68 | |
9523608300 | Jovial | Full of happiness and joy | 69 | |
9523609538 | Moralistic | Having or showing strong opinions about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior | 70 | |
9523610506 | Contentious | Likely to cause disagreement or argument | 71 | |
9523612065 | Irate | Very angry | 72 | |
9523613009 | Jocular | Liking to tell jokes: said or done as a joke | 73 | |
9523614063 | Allusive | Working by suggestion rather than explicit mention | 74 | |
9523614640 | Skeptical | Having or expressing doubt about something (such as a claim or statement) | 75 | |
9601684764 | Poignant | Causing a strong feeling of sadness | 76 | |
9601688999 | Disjointed | Lacking order and organization | 77 | |
9601692817 | Allegorical | Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of symbolic representation | 78 | |
9601696625 | Incredulous | Not able or willing to believe something: feeling or showing a lack of belief | 79 | |
9601699884 | Ambivalent | Having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel | 80 | |
9601702854 | Exasperated | Annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem | 81 | |
9601704883 | Curt | Rudely brief in language; sparing of words | 82 | |
9601705679 | Derisive | Thinking someone or something is ridiculous or of no value | 83 | |
9680387977 | Contemptuous | Feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval | 84 | |
9680389688 | Awed | A feeling of great respect, usually mixed with fear or surprise | 85 | |
9680392551 | Uneasy | Not comfortable in manner: showing or filled with worry | 86 | |
9680395498 | Apathetic | Having or showing little or no feeling or emotion: having little or no interest or concern | 87 | |
9680398753 | Despairing | Having or showing no hope | 88 | |
9680401618 | Blustery | To speak in a loud and aggressive or threatening way | 89 | |
9680403746 | Ingratiating | Intended to gain someone's favor or approval | 90 | |
9680405721 | Tranquil | Quiet and peaceful | 91 | |
9784238203 | Caustic | Very harsh and critical | 92 | |
9784240727 | Serene | Calm and peaceful | 93 | |
9784240736 | Aloof | Not involved with or friendly toward other people: not involved in or influenced by something | 94 | |
9784242527 | Fanciful | Showing free use of the imagination: coming from imagination rather than reason | 95 | |
9784246203 | Perplexed | Unable to understand something clearly or to think clearly | 96 | |
9784247589 | Evocative | Bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind | 97 | |
9784249237 | Zealous | Marked by passionate support for a person, cause, or ideal | 98 | |
9784250273 | Plaintive | Expressing suffering or sadness : having a sad sound | 99 | |
9784263907 | Parallelism | The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. | 100 | |
9784268255 | Trope | Any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed. | 101 | |
9784270285 | Scheme | Any artful variation from the typical arrangement of words in a sentence. | 102 | |
9784276441 | Jargon | A literary term that is defined as the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. | 103 | |
9784293309 | Antithesis | Parallelism used to juxtapose words, phrases, and clauses that contrast. | 104 | |
9784300609 | Paranthesis | An interruption separated by dashes or parentheses that provides information to the reader. | 105 | |
9784310782 | Appositive | Additional material in which two coordinating elements are set side by side, and the second explains or modifies the first. | 106 | |
9876369009 | Pragmatic | Practical as opposed to idealistic: dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories | 107 | |
9876370347 | Inane | Lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly and pointless | 108 | |
9876371851 | Docile | Easy to teach or manage; obedient | 109 | |
9876373329 | Laconic | Using few words in speech or writing | 110 | |
9876375368 | Wistful | Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy: musingly sad | 111 | |
9876376527 | Staunch | Very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause | 112 | |
9876378094 | Blithe | Free-spirited; carefree | 113 | |
9876378095 | Choleric | Easily angered; hot tempered | 114 | |
9954992133 | Loquacious | Full of excessive talk | 115 | |
9954993519 | Dogmatic | Characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts; stubborn | 116 | |
9954994560 | Macabre | Horrible; grim | 117 | |
9954996203 | Narcissistic | Conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration | 118 | |
9954998074 | Satirical | Criticizing through ridicule | 119 | |
9954999871 | Scathing | Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm | 120 | |
9955001703 | Sulking | Sad; pouting, usually silent | 121 | |
9955002155 | Audacious | Daring; recklessly bold; contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum | 122 |
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