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26 Terms

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Benevolent

Kind

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Whimsical

Fancy, dreamy, can be impulsive (on a whim)

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Sardonic

Sarcastic, mocking, dark

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Insipid

Boring, tasteless

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Patronizing

Pompous, condescending, contemptuous

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Lugubrious

Gloomy, sad

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Didactic

Teaching, mansplaining

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Effusive

Unreserved, unrestrained

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Turgid

Swollen, pompus, bombastic

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Incisive

Penetrating, keen

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Flippant

Not respectful, frivolous, shallow

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Colloquial

Informal, casual

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Unequivocal

Final, no doubt

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Cynical

Believe people only do things for their own advantage, skeptical

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Diffident

Meek, timid, shy

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Pedantic

Overfocus on detail

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Elegiac

Mournful, lamenting

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Tongue-in-cheek

Ironic, insincere

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Ingratiating

Fawning

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Rueful

Sorrowful, regretful

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Self-effacing

Humble, modest

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Ambivalent

Uncertain, mixed feelings

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Wry

Ironic, sardonic

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Admonishing

Reprimand, scold, reproachful

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Reproachful

Chastise, chide, admonishing

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Macabre

Grim, morbid, obsessed with death