ATV 7-14

Sardonic

Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

Cynical

Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; pessimistic

Reminiscent

Awakening memories of something similar

Prattle

To talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble

Succumb

To give way to superior force; yield

Atone

To make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime

Doleful

sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

Provocative

tending or serving to provoke; inciting; stimulating; irritating or vexing

Didactic

inclined to teach or lecture others too much; intending to teach a moral lesson

Simulate

to create a likeness or model of (a situation, system, or the like)

Meander

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble

Augment

to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

Conciliatory

intended to placate or reconcile

Contentious

tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome

Patronizing

displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

Gape

(1) to stare with open mouth as in wonder

(2) to open as a gap; split or become wide open

Discern

1)to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; recognize

(2) to distinguish or discriminate

Ascribe

to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute

Insipid

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities;vapid

Nostalgic

a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place, or situation

Antagonistic

acting in opposition; hostile; unfriendly

Chastise

to discipline, especially by corporal punishment; to severely criticize

Extol

to praise highly; laud; eulogize

Exploit

to use selfishly for one's own ends