WORDS TO CAPTURE TONE 200 - SHORT DEFINITION Flashcards
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Optimistic
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hopeful that the best will happen in the future
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Pessimistic
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expecting the worst possible outcome
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Neutral
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having no personal preference
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Ambivalance
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mixed feelings or emotions
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Frank
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characterized by directness in manner or speech
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Indignant
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angered at something unjust or wrong
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Empathetic
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showing ready comprehension of others’ states
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Appreciation
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understanding of the nature or meaning of something
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Critical
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of a serious examination and judgment of something
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Scornful
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expressing extreme contempt
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Disdain
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Provocative
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serving or tending to excite or stimulate
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Hostile
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characterized by enmity or ill will
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Advocate
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a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
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Amusement
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
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Sympathic
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expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
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Affection
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a positive feeling of liking
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Reverent
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feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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Mocking
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expressing contempt or ridicule
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Resignation
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the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
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Incredulous
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not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
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Caustic
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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Elegiac
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resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
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Vehement
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marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
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Traditional
consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing
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Dubious
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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Foreboding
a feeling of evil to come
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Malicious
having the nature of threatening evil
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Callous
emotionally hardened
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Dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
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Rejection
the state of being turned down
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Superior
of high quality or performance
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Patronizing
characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
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Candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
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Contradictory
not able to be true at the same time
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Averse
strongly opposed
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Disgust
strong feelings of dislike
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Genuine
not fake or counterfeit
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Sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
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Enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest
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Puerile
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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Idealistic
motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
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Conciliatory
making or willing to make concessions
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Jovial
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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Witty
demonstrating striking cleverness and humor
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Derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
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Morose
showing a brooding ill humor
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Belliscose
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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Sardonic
disdainfully or ironically humorous
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Dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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Negative
characterized by denial or opposition or resistance
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Positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
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Sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
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Grave
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
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Somber
grave or even gloomy in character
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Serious
of great consequence
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Placid
not easily irritated
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Severe
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
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Imposing
befitting an important, distinguished, or powerful person
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Outspoken
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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Scandalous
giving offense to moral sensibilities
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Sinister
wicked, evil, or dishonorable
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Methodical
characterized by orderliness
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Momentous
of very great significance
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Heroic
having qualities appropriate for brave figures
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Audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
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Curious
eager to investigate and learn or learn more
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Bitter
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
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Insolent
marked by casual disrespect
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Dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
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Smug
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
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Cavalier
showing a lack of concern or seriousness
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Irreverent
showing lack of due respect or veneration
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Flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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Vexed
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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Intense
possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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Engaging
attracting or delighting
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Exuberant
joyously unrestrained
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Fleeting
lasting for a markedly brief time
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Jealous
suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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Petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
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Ambitious
having a strong desire for success or achievement
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Reckless
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
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Undermine
weaken or impair, especially gradually
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Deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
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Disparagement
a communication that belittles somebody or something
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Obstinate
marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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Opposition
being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
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Quarrelsome
given to arguing
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Contentious
showing an inclination to disagree
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Rancorous
showing deep-seated resentment
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Vituperative
marked by harshly abusive criticism
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Receptive
open to arguments, ideas, or change
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Reluctant
not eager
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Seductive
tending to entice into a desired action or state
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Pernicious
exceedingly harmful
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Ominous
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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Anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
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Obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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Dominating
power to defeat
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Eager
having or showing keen interest or intense desire
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Emphasize
stress or single out as important
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Persuasive
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
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Pervasive
spreading or spread throughout
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Intentional
done or made with purpose and will
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Motivated
given incentive for action
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Perceptive
having the ability to understand
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Reservation
an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something
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Unanticipated
not expected
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Unprecedented
novel; having no earlier occurrence
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Hollow
devoid of significance or point
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Superficial
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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Brash
offensively bold
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Brusque
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
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Tactful
having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
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Passive
lacking in energy or will
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Agitated
physically disturbed or set in motion
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Apprehensive
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
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Timid
showing fear and lack of courage
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Candid
openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
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Console
give moral or emotional strength to
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Irate
feeling or showing extreme anger
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Inflammatory
arousing to action or rebellion
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Inquisitive
given to questioning
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Elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
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Insincere
lacking the quality of being open and truthful
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Artificial
contrived by art rather than nature
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Novel
original and of a kind not seen before
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Stability
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
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Tentative
hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
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Assertion
a declaration that is made emphatically
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Concern
an anxious feeling
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Despair
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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Solidarity
a union of interests or purposes among members of a group
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Imprudent
not sensible, responsible, or wise
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Aggravated
made more severe or intense especially in law
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Astonishment
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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Coarse
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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Creative
having the ability or power to invent or make something
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Esctatic
feeling great rapture or delight
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Fanciful
indulging in or influenced by the imagination
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Hopeful
having or manifesting optimism
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Inspiring
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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Judgmental
relating to an assessment of a person, situation, or event
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Objective
undistorted by emotion or personal bias
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Urgency
an earnest and insistent necessity
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Condescending
characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
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Crude
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
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Lyrical
expressing deep emotion
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Profound
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
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Curt
brief and to the point
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Demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
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Earnest
characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions
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Seemingly
from appearances alone
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Substantiate
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Surly
unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
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Vibrant
vigorous and animated
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Admonish
scold or reprimand; take to task
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Befuddled
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
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Contemplative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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Cynical
believing the worst of human nature and motives
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Forlorn
marked by or showing hopelessness
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Haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority
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Negligent
characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
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Pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
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Poignant
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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Solemn
dignified and somber in manner or character
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Skeptical
marked by or given to doubt
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Wistful
showing pensive sadness
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Complacent
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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Acerbic
sour or bitter in taste
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Apathetic
showing little or no emotion or animation
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Bombastic
ostentatiously lofty in style
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Conducive
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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Despondent
without or almost without hope
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Didactic
instructive, especially excessively
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Disgruntled /dɪsˈɡrʌn.təld/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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Effusive
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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Facetious /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/
cleverly amusing in tone
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Gregarious
temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
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Laudatory /ˈlɔː.də.tər.i/
full of or giving praise
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Mercurial /mɜːˈkjʊə.ri.əl/
liable to sudden unpredictable changeliable to sudden unpredictable change
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Quizzical
perplexed
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Incisive
demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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Zealous
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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Fervent
characterized by intense emotion
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Acrid
strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
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Choleric
characterized by anger
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Churlish
having a bad disposition; surly
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Diffident
showing modest reserve
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Fatous /ˈfætʃ.u.əs/
devoid of intelligence
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Histrionic
characteristic of acting or a stage performance
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Jejune
lacking interest or significance or impact
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Melancholic
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
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Mordant
harshly ironic or sinister
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Saturnine
bitter or scornful
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Supercilious
having or showing arrogant disdain or haughtiness
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Unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
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Vivacious /vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/
vigorous and animated
