| Term | Definition |
|---|
| analytical | very detailed, almost to the point of excess |
| enthusiastic | very excited |
| defensive | a protecting position or attitude |
| compassionate | helping those that suffer, feeling for another's sorrow |
| respectful | treat others the way you like to be treated |
| indifferent | showing no care or concern in attitude or action |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| satirical | mocking; ironical |
| didactic | intended to instruct |
| unbiased | fair judgement |
| nostalgic | a wistful desire to return in thought or fact to a former time in ones life |
| brusque | rude, abrupt, short, blunt |
| ironic | unexpected |
| prosaic | not challenging |
| trite | repeated too often |
| cynical | distrusting |
| aloof | not showing interest in others around; not friendly or distant towards others |
| disparaging | expressive of low opinions |
| whimsical | unpredictable; oddly out of the ordinary |
| sarcastic | mocking contempt teasing remark |
| resigned | to accept a bad situation without complaining because you know you can't change it |
| ambivalent | not sure whether you want or like something or not |
| condescending | treating people as weak or inferior |
| skeptical | Not easily convinced |
| pedantic | showing off learning, bookish |
| flippant | In a manner that lacks seriousness |
| hypocritical | Phony |
| naive | lacking experience of life |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| pompous | bragging, think important than they really are |
| altruistic | unselfish generosity |
| anachronism | error of placing a person or thing in the wrong period |
| antithesis | exact opposite |
| arable | Good place to produce agriculture |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| atrophy | a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse |
| audacious | Fearless. |
| austere | strict |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| carp | to complain |
| charlatan | fake, one who pretends to have expert knowledge |
| chimerical | imaginary; fantastic |
| curmudgeon | bad-tempered person |
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