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Abashed

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ashamed or embarrassed; also, disconcerted

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Abhorring

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to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, or detest.

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Absurd

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ridiculous; silly

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Accusatory

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a tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense

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Acerbic

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tone of harshness or severity.

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Acrimonious

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angry and bitter

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Admonishing

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cautioning, reproving or scolding; especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding

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Adoring

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to regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor

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Affectionate

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showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love

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Affectation

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speech or writing that is artificial

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Ambiguous

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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

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Ambivalent

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uncertainty or fluctuation, or do two opposite or conflicting things.

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Amused

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pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

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Animated

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vigorous or spirited

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Annoyed

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to be irritated or bothered by something or someone

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Antagonistic

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acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly.

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Anxious

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full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager.

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Apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive

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Apologetic

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containing an apology or excuse for a fault

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Appreciative

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feeling or expressing a feeling of gratitude

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Apprehensive

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fearful or uneasy about something that might happen

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Approving

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to speak or think favorably of, to judge favorably

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Ardent

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characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce

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Arrogant
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.
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Audacious
bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless.
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Authoritarian
Authoritarian
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Baffled
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex
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Bantering
playful conversation
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Belligerent
warlike; given to waging war
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Bemused
bewildered, confused, lost in thought; preoccupied
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Benevolent
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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Bewildered
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
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Biting
sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone.
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Bitter
characterized by intense antagonism or hostility
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Blithe
joyous, merry in disposition; glad; cheerful.
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Blunt
abrupt in manner; obtuse
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Bold
not hesitating or fearful in the face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring.
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Boorish
possessing boring nature; tedious
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Brisk
quick and active; sharp and or stimulating
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Brusque
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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Burlesque
an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
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Calm
free from excitement or passion; tranquil
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Candid
frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward.
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Capricious
flighty; led by whims; erratic
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Casual
without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand.
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Caustic
making harsh, corrosive comments.
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Celebratory
seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned
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Censorious
severely critical; faultfinding
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Ceremonial
of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual
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Cheerful
characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness.
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Cheery
in good spirits
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Choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible
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Churlish
critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way.
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Cliché
an overused expression or idea.
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Clinical
extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.
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Colloquial
characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal.
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Comforting
soothing in time of distress or conflict
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Comic
funny; humorous
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Commanding
imposing; having an air of superiority.
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Compassionate
having or showing compassion
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Complex
characterized by a very complicated or involved form.
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Complicated
complex; unusually involved or tedious
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Complimentary
conveying, or expressing a compliment.
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Conceited
having an excessively favorable opinion of one’s self or abilities.
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Concerned
interested, or having a connection or involvement.
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Conciliatory
to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease
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Condemnatory
to express strong disapproval
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Condescending
showing or implying a sense of superiority; talking down to others.
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Confounded
to cause to be confused or perplexed.
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Confute
to prove to be incorrect or wrong.
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Contemptuous
scornful, showing contempt or disdain.
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Contented
satisfied, ready to accept; willing.
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Contentious
argumentative, quarrelsome.
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Conversational
spoken exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings.
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Critical
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity.
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Curt
rudely brief in speech or abrupt; brief; concise; terse; laconic.
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Cynical
bitterly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic; sneering.
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Demanding
calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing
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Depressed
gloomy, morose; dejected; downcast.
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Derisive
characterized by or expressing contempt; mocking.
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Derogatory
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory.
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Despairing
to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat; defeatist
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Desperate
having an urgent need, desire.
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Detached
impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased/ not concerned; aloof.
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Diabolic
devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked
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Didactic
intended for instruction; instructive.
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Diffident
lacking confidence in one’s own ability, or worth; timid; shy.
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Direct
proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating.
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Disappointed
depressed or discouraged by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations.
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Disbelieving
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in
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Disdainful
expressing contempt or disdain
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Disgusted
to excite nausea or loathing in. To offend the taste or moral sense of.
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Disrespectful
showing a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
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Disturbed
marked by symptoms of mental illness
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Dogmatic
asserting opinions in a strict, arrogant manner; opinionated.
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Domineering
overbearing; tyrannical.
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Doubtful
uncertain outcome or result.
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Dramatic
of or pertaining to drama; excessively confrontational.
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Dreary
causing sadness or gloom.
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Dubious
questionable motives, inclined to doubt.

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