8302322093 | abashed | ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted | 0 | |
8302322094 | abhorring | regarding with disgust and hatred | 1 | |
8302322095 | acerbic | sharp and forthright | 2 | |
8302322096 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone | 3 | |
8302322097 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm or concern | 4 | |
8302322098 | belligerent | hostile and aggressive | 5 | |
8302322099 | bemused | puzzled, confused or bewildered | 6 | |
8302322100 | blithe | showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper | 7 | |
8302322101 | brisk | sharp or abrupt | 8 | |
8302322102 | brusque | abrupt or offhand in speech or manner | 9 | |
8302322103 | choleric | bad tempered or irritable | 10 | |
8302322104 | clandestine | kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit | 11 | |
8302322105 | colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary | 12 | |
8302322106 | conciliatory | intended or likely to placate or pacify | 13 | |
8302322107 | contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful | 14 | |
8302322108 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial | 15 | |
8302322109 | derisive | expressing contempt or ridicule | 16 | |
8302322110 | desolate | bleak and dismal | 17 | |
8302322111 | despondent | in low spirits from loss of hope or courage | 18 | |
8302322112 | didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 19 | |
8302322113 | diffident | modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence | 20 | |
8302322114 | ebullient | cheerful and full of energy | 21 | |
8302322115 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner | 22 | |
8302322116 | elegiac | relating to or characteristic of an elegy | 23 | |
8302322117 | eulogostic | pertaining to or containing eulogy | 24 | |
8302322118 | euphoric | characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness | 25 | |
8302322119 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant | 26 | |
8302322120 | flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude | 27 | |
8302322121 | holier than thou | characterized by an attitude of moral superiority | 28 | |
8302322122 | incisive | accurate and sharply focused | 29 | |
8302322123 | incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something | 30 | |
8302322124 | inflammatory | arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings | 31 | |
8302322125 | introspective | characterized by or given to introspection | 32 | |
8302322126 | irreverent | showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously | 33 | |
8302322127 | jocund | cheerful and light-hearted | 34 | |
8302322128 | languid | slow and relaxed | 35 | |
8302322129 | laudatory | expressing praise or commendation | 36 | |
8302322130 | lethargic | sluggish and apathetic | 37 | |
8302322131 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad or dismal | 38 | |
8302322132 | lyrical | expressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way | 39 | |
8302322133 | pedantic | narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned | 40 | |
8302322134 | pithy | concise and forcefully expressive | 41 | |
8302322135 | plaintive | sounding sad and mournful | 42 | |
8302322136 | poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 43 | |
8302322137 | reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily | 44 | |
8302322138 | risible | such as to provoke laughter | 45 | |
8302322139 | sanctimonious | making a show of being morally superior to other people | 46 | |
8302322140 | sangine | optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation | 47 | |
8302322141 | sardonic | grimly mocking or cynical | 48 | |
8302322142 | sepulchral | gloomy, dismal | 49 | |
8302322067 | stolid | calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation | 50 | |
8302322068 | strident | presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way | 51 | |
8302322069 | timorous | showing or suffering from nervousness, fear or a lack of confidence | 52 | |
8302322070 | understated | presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way | 53 | |
8302322071 | venerative | ? | 54 | |
8302322072 | vitriolic | filled with bitter criticism or malice | 55 | |
8302322073 | wry | using or expressing dry, especially mocking humor | 56 |
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