| Term | Definition |
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| afraid | feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed |
| allusive | containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference |
| angry | wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume |
| apologetic | an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful |
| audacious | too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming |
| bantering | to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing |
| bitter | causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered |
| boring | wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed |
| candid | honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine |
| childish | immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic |
| clinical | purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached |
| cold | without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy |
| colloquial | words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular |
| compassionate | to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy |
| facetious | lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular |
| factual | having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate |
| fanciful | indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical |
| formal | high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp |
| frivolous | not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry |
| giddy | having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded |
| happy | favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased |
| hollow | lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty |
| humorous | funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald |
| impartial | favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased |
| incisive | cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant |
| indignant | anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus |
| inflammatory | rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery |
| informal | casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand |
| informative | giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating |
| insipid | not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane |
| benevolent | doing or inclined to do good; charitable |
| burlesque | broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy |
| complimentary | conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration |
| concerned | interested; troubled or anxious |
| condescending | graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way |
| confident | assured; certain; trustful |
| contemptuous | expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust |
| contentious | tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome |
| cynical | denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions |
| detached | not involved by emotion; impartial |
| didactic | intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others |
| disdainful | treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn |
| dramatic | filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities |
| effusive | pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner |
| elegiac | sad; mournful; plaintive |
| elusive | hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling |
| flippant | frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent |
| informative | educational, instructional |
| irreverent | disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred |
| ironic | contrary to what is expressed or usual |
| insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent |
| lugubrious | very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent |
| mock-heroic | mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character |
| moralistic | adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others |
| objective | without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal |
| patronizing | to treat in a condescending manner |
| pedantic | to stress minor or trivial points of learning |
| petty | relatively worthless; trivial; minor |
| pretentious | making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance |
| restrained | limited; restricted; suppressed |
| sardonic | characterized by bitter or scornful derision |
| satiric | use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses |
| scornful | filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful |
| sentimental | having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason |
| somber | dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn |
| sympathetic | looking upon with favor |
| taunting | challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner |
| turgid | inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic |
| urgent | calling for hast; insistent |
| vibrant | throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant |
| whimsical | unpredictable, fanciful |
| pitiful | sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic |
| playful | fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish |
| proud | delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior |
| sad | having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy |
| sarcastic | intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic |
| seductive | tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing |
| sharp | harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious |
| shocked | any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted |
| silly | having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous |
| intimate | most private or personal; very close or familiar |
| joking | anything said or done that deserves laughter |
| joyful | feeling, causing, or indicating gladness |
| learned | showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability |
| mocking | to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone |
| mock-serious | imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act |
| nostalgic | a wishing for something that happened long ago or is now far away; a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations or the past |
| peaceful | free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet |
| solemn | deeply earnest, serious, and sober |
| sweet | pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable |
| tired | weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest |
| upset | to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically |
| vexed | disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict |
| zealous | motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion |
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