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abject

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sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; showing resignation or hopelessness; servile or spiritless

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acerbic

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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression; sour or acidic

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acrimonious

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caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner; bitter or sharp

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admonitory

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serving to warm; cautionary

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affronted

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personally offended, particularly by perceived rudeness or disrespect

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aloof

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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart; remote

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amiable

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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable

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apathetic

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having or showing little or no feeling or emotion; not interested or concerned; indifferent

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apprehensive

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anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

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avid

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characterizes by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit

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awed

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filled with or expressing reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty

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blithe

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carefree and lighthearted. lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual

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bombastic

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high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

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buoyant

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tending to float

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captious

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marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress trivial faults and raise objections

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caustic

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corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting; capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

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chagrined

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a keen feeling of mental unease, of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event

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chary

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very cautious; wary; not giving it expending freely; sparing

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circumspect

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heedful of circumstances and potential consequences

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composed

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free from agitation; calm; serenely self -possessed

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conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate, pacify, or appease

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courteous

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polite and respectful; well-mannered

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cynical

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distrusting it disparaging the motives of others; believing it showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns

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deferential

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polite and showing respect, giving way to the opinions and preferences of others

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derogatory

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showing strong disapproval and not showing respect; making something or someone feel less than they are; belittling

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derisive

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mocking or jeering in a contemptuous manner

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didactic

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designed to teach; intended to convey information; morally instructive

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diffident

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hesitant in acting or speaking, especially from a lack of self-confidence; shy; timid; reserved; unassertive

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disconsolate

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seeming beyond hope; extremely dejected; cheerless; gloomy

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disgruntled

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unhappy or discontented; i’ll-humored