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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 brothered by something or someone else

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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 faulty.

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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 uneasiness about something that might happen.

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Approving

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to speak or think favorably of, to judge 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

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making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearing assuming; insolently proud

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Audacious

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bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless

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Authoritarian

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accustomed to exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial

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Baffled

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to confuse, bewilder, perlex

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Bantering

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playful conversation

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Belligerent

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warlike; given waging war

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Bemused

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bewildered, confused, lost in thought; preoccupied

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Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Bewildered

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completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

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Biting

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sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone

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Bitter

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characterized by intense antagonism or hostility

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Blithe

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joyous, merry in disposition; glad; cheerful

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Blunt

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abrupt in manner; obtuse

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Bold

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not hesitating or fearful i he face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring

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Boorish

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possessing boring nature; tedious

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Brisk

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quick and active; sharp and or stimulating

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Brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

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Burlesque

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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

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free from excitement or passion; tranquil

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Candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; striaghtforward

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Capricious

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flighty; led by whims; erratic

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Casual

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without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand.

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Caustic

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making harsh, corrosive comments.

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Celebratory

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feeling or expressing happiness and pride; glorify

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Censorious

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severely critical; faultfinding.

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Ceremonial

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of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual.

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Cheerful

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characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness.

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Cheery

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in good spirits.

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Choleric

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extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible.

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Churlish

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Critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way

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Cliche

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a overuse expression or idea

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Clinical

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extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.

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Colloquial

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characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal.

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Comforting

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soothing in time of distress or conflict.

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Comic

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funny; humorous

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Commanding

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Imposing; having an air of superioity

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