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showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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cheerful and carefree
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given to, marked by, or concerned with medittation or deliberation (a reflective person)
Synonyms: comptemplative, thoughtful, pondering, thinking |
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instructive; intended for instruction
Synonyms: educational, edifying |
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an author's attitude toward his or her subject and/or audience
It carries either a positive or a negative connotation. |
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distrustful of human sincerity or integrity; doubtful that something will happen or is worthwhile; a negative attitude toward human nature or to change
Synonyms: scornful, sneering, skeptical |
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able to be trusted as being accurate or true
Synonyms: reliable, respected, convincing |
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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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showing gratitude or expressing thankful recognition
Synonyms: grateful, indebted, admiring, awed |
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in low spirits from loss of hope
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furiously angry
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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant could or will happen
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Not influenced by personal feelings; based on facts
Synonyms: unbiased, detached, impartial, disinterested |
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showing or feeling contempt or lack of respect
Synonyms: contemptuous, sardonic, ridiculing, scornful, mocking |
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playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way
Synonyms: original, quirky, odd |
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acting in a way that shows a feeling of superiority; the characteristic of "talking down" to people
Synonyms: patronizing, disdainful, haughty |
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marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
Synonyms: caustic, stinging, biting, derisive, snide |
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having or showing a feeling of indistinct or regretful longing
Synonyms: pensive, thoughtful, longing, sad, solemn |
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oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave
Synonyms: morose, gloomy, sullen, melancholy |
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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
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identifying with and having an understanding of the feelings of others
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Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
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treating serious issues the deliberately inappropriate humor
Synonyms: flippant, humorous, comic |
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Having mixed feelings about someone or something; unable to choose between two courses of action
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sounding sad and mournful
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displaying or having a dislike for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
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Tending to arouse anger, passion, or hostility
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| exhibiting strong animosity and ill will as a result of pain or grief |
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| showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect |
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| lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality |
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| curt, rude, flippant (The professor was dismissive of the student's earnest question). |
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| intense, a sincere state of mind |
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| learned, polished, scholarly |
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| directly frank and honest without hesitation |
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| reluctant (Though he is not a fan of the Packers, they have his grudging respect.) |
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| authoritative and often having critical opinions |
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| expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like |
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| accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
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| plentiful, abundant, teeming |
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| seeing the worst side of things; not hopeful |
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| polite and obedient in order to gain something |
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restricted, limited, moderated--He gave his qualified support to the plan
(This is is a definition that is different from the more common meaning of "able to do a job") |
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| resigned, prepared to accept, submissive, acquiescent (They were reconciled to the fact that their side would lose the election.) |
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| treating a subject with honor and respect |
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| offensive in speech or gesture |
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| without deceit or pretension |
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having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
Synonyms: proud; conceited; supercilious; haughty |
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contradictory; different or opposite from what would be expected
Synonyms: mocking, satirical |
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| sharp and forthright; sarcastic and cutting |
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