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9251701356sardonicgrimly mocking or cynical0
9251703398scornfulfeeling or expressing contempt or derision1
9251707747satiricsarcastic, critical, and mocking another's weaknesses2
9251712624vituperativebitter and abusive3
9251718100scathingwitheringly scornful; severely critical4
9251722918facetioustreating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant5
9251733074resignedhaving accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about6
9251753470objectivenot influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts7
9251744473wistfulhaving or showing a feeling of vague of regretful longing8
9251749201pedanticoverly concerned with formal rules and trivial point of learning9
9251762591didacticintended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive10
9251777849disdainfulshowing contempt for lack of respect11
9251780940laudatoryexpressing praise and commendation12
9251785820idyllicextremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque13
9251790102reverentfeeling or showing deep and solemn respect14
9251796596irreverentshowing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously15
9251806520lugubriouslooking or sounding sad and dismal16
9251811474elegiacrelating to or characteristic of an elegy that expresses similar mournfulness or sorrow17
9251825973macabredisturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or death and injury18
9251830251maudlinself-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness19
9251838989jingoisticcharacterized by extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy20
9251846613flippantnot showing a serious or respectful attitude21
9251849414cynicalbelieving that people are motivated by self-interest, distrustful of human sincerity or integrity22
9251854434indignantfeeling or showing anger in annoyance in what is perceived as unfair treatment23

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