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alarmed

anxious or afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen

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arrogant

behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people

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authoritative

showing that you expect people to obey and respect you

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biting

very cold and unpleasant/cruel and critical

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conversational

not formal; as used in conversation

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condescending

behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people

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complacent

too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency

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dogmatic

being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions

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disgusted

feeling or showing a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something that you feel is unacceptable, or for something that looks, smells, etc. unpleasant

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euphoric

extremely happy or excited

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forgiving

easy or safe to deal with/willing to forgive

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grim

not attractive; depressing/​unpleasant and depressing/​looking or sounding very serious

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impassioned

showing strong feelings about something

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inflammatory

intended to cause very strong feelings of anger/causing or involving inflammation

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irreverent

not showing respect to somebody/something that other people usually respect

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lighthearted

intended to be fun rather than too serious/cheerful and without problems

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matter-of-fact

without showing any emotion, especially in a situation in which you would expect somebody to express their feelings

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objective

something that you are trying to achieve

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puzzling

making somebody feel confused because they do not understand something

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preachy

trying to give advice or to persuade people to accept an opinion on what is right and wrong

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sardonic

showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them seriously

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satiric

​using satire to criticize somebody/something

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tolerant

able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it/able to survive or operate in difficult conditions

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worrisome

that makes you worry

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