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antithesis exact opposite self-deprecating belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest. poignant deeply affecting, moving remorse a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) feigned not genuine ambivalence mixed feelings or emotions cynical believing the worst of human nature and motives bemused stupefied, preoccupied by something scornful filled with contempt; showing disdain acerbic sour, sharp, bitter/biting inimitable not able to be imitated double entendre a term with two meanings (one is vulgar) folksy very informal and familiar churlish rude euphemism pleasant, less offensive way of saying something, delicate strident unpleasantly loud and harsh droll comical in an odd or whimsical manner contemplative thoughtful conciliatory pleasing, reconcile someone, making amends anecdote short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) effusive emotionally excessive (overly demonstrative) pedantic narrow minded, showing off learning terse brief and to the point idolatrous blindly or excessively devoted or adoring capricious impulsive and unpredictable solemnity a trait of dignified seriousness imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing refute to disprove sacrilegious desecrating; profane inscrutable difficult to understand dissipate to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly combative eager to fight; argumentative aloof reserved, distant, withdrawn didactic too much inclined to teach morals, morally... colloquial conversational, folksy language dubious doubtful erratic not regular or consistent, unpredictable arch clever, ingenious brusque rudely abrupt, blunt enigmatic mysterious, puzzling, perplexing elegiac sad, mournful incorrigible incapable of being reformed vitiate make imperfect, corrupt sardonic bitterly sarcastic censorious highly critical propriety correct or appropriate behavior continuum continuous whole without clear division into parts surrogate one acting in place of another petulant irritable unequivocal absolute, certain, clear reticent reluctant to draw attention to yourself, reserved tenuous thin, slender, unimportant garrulous talkative facetious humorous homily a sermon on a moral or religious topic, serious talk or speech with moral advice unobtrusive not readily noticeable deleterious harmful nugatory worthless soporific causing sleep imprecation a curse desiccated lacking vitality or spirit, dried up