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1.Abhorring

to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

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2.Abstruse

difficult to understand

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3.Acerbic

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression; polemical

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4.Admonishing

cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding; exhortatory

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  1. Ambiguous

open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

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  1. Ambivalent

uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

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  1. Antagonistic

acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly

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  1. Apathetic

having or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive

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  1. Audacious

extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless

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  1. Authoritarian

having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory

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  1. Bantering

good-humored, playful conversation

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  1. Belligerent

warlike; given to waging war

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  1. Bemused

bewildered or confused/ lost in thought; preoccupied

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  1. Benevolent

characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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  1. Bewildered

completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

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  1. Bllthe

joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful

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  1. Brusque

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

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  1. Candid

frank; outspoken; open and sincere / free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge;

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  1. Capricious

flighty; led by whims; erratic

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  1. Caustic

making biting, corrosive comments

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  1. Censorious

severely critical; faultfinding

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  1. Choleric

extremely Irritable or easily angered; irascible

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  1. Churlish

rude in a mean-spirited and sury way

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  1. Colloquial

characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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  1. Conciliatory

To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease

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  1. Condescending

showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

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  1. Contemptuous

showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful

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  1. Contentious

tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome/ causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy

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  1. Credulous

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things on slight or uncertain evidence

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  1. Curt

rydely brief in speech or abrupt in manner/ brief; concise; terse; laconic

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scornful of the motives or virtues of others; bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, of pessimistic

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  1. Derisive

characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking; disdainful

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  1. Derogatory

tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory

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  1. Detached

impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased/ not involved or concerned; aloof

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  1. Diabolic

having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked

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  1. Didactic

intended for instruction; instructive

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  1. Diffident

lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy

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  1. Disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled; unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, troubling

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  1. Dogmatic

asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated

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  1. Dubious

wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt

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  1. Duplicitous

deceitful

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  1. Earnest

serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous

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  1. Ebullient

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited; enthusiastic

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  1. Effusive

unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

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  1. Egotistical

given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated; indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish

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  1. Elegiac

expressing sorrow or lamentation

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  1. Elevated

exalted or noble; lofty/exalted or noble; lofty

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  1. Empathetic

showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

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  1. Encouraging

to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence/ to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.; to promote, advance, or foster

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  1. Enigmatic

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious