| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aloof | not emotionally involved, at a distance |
| apathetic | uncaring |
| ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| audacious | recklessly bold or contemptious |
| Belligerent | hostile, or combative |
| callous | uncaring, or feeling no emotion |
| condescending | air of superiority, talking down to |
| contemptuous | lacking respect, derisive |
| caustic | harshly sarcastic |
| cautionary | prudent forethought |
| cynical | distrustful (like Grant R.) |
| demoralized | discourage |
| diffident | reserved, unassertive |
| disdainful | scorn, despise |
| didactic | intending to instruct |
| derisive | insulting and condescending |
| earnest | heartfelt and serious |
| effusive | overflowing and demonstrative |
| elegiac | sorrowful lamentation |
| empathetic | sensitivity, relating to another's emotions |
| erudite | scholarly |
| forthright | direct and outspoken |
| flippant | frivolously disrespectful |
| frivolous | carefree and unconcerned |
| incredulous | skeptical and unbelieving |
| incensed | full of rage |
| indignant | self-rightously angry |
| intimate | personal and emotional |
| jovial | hearty conviviality and good cheer |
| laudatory | praise |
| laissez-faire | laid back, unwilling to get involved |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy |
| morose | ill-humored, very down |
| malicious | vicious, wanton, or mischievous |
| mordant | caustic or sarcastic in a mean way |
| objective | unemotional, unbiased, fair |
| obsequious | overly obedient, dutiful |
| patronizing | Talking down to, expirenced |
| pompous | stuck up, better than |
| poignant | keen or strong |
| provocative | inciting, stimulating, irritating |
| quizzical | questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing |
| ribald | abusive, or irreverent, scurrilous |
| reticent | reluctant or restrained |
| reverent | deeply respectful |
| reflective | meditative or deliberative |
| resigned | passive, accept as inevitable |
| sardonic | scornful derision, mocking, cynical |
| seductive | enticing, beguiling, captivating |
| sentimental | emotional attachment |
| vehement | with great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion |
| volatile | tending or threatening to break out into open violence |
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