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aberrant
deviating from the norm
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abashed
embarrassed or ashamed
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acquiesce
accept something reluctantly but without protest
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acrimonious
angry and bitter
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affable
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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affronted
offended
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aflutter
nervously excited
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aggrieved
sense of injustice
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alacrity
eagerness
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allayed
relieved; lessened
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aloofness
distant
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altruistic
unselfish
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ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
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amenable
responsible and willing to comply
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amiable
friendly
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angst
strong feeling of fear worry or nervousness
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apathetic
feeling or showing little emotion
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apprehensive
anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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arbitrary
random
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ardently
passionately
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assuage
make something less intense
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auspicious
favourable
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avarice
greed; desire for wealth
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belligerent
hostile and aggressive
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bemused
confused
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beneficent
performing acts of kindness or charity
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benevolent
well meaning and kindly
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bereft
deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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bitter
angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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brooding
showing deep unhappiness of thought
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brash
self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
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brusque
abrupt, blunt
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bumptious
self-assertive
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cajole
to persuade with false promises and flattery
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callous
unfeeling, insensitive
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candour
open and honest
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cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
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capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
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caustic
sarcastic
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chagrined
frustrated or annoyed
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chastened
made less proud; humbled
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chide
to scold
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choleric
easily angered
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churlish
rude
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circumspect
wary and unwilling to take risks
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clandestine
secret
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complacent
self-satisfied
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complaisant
eager to please
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conceited
arrogant
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contemptuously
shows strong dislike or a lack of respect for someone or something
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conciliation
peacemaking
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confounded
surprised and confused
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connive
to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
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commiserate
to sympathise with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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condescending
possessing an attitude of superiority, patronising
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contempt
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration
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contemptuous
Feeling hatred; scornful
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contrite
remorseful
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crass
insensitive
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cynical
believing that people act only out of self-interest/distrust in humans
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deferential
respectful
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defiant
Boldly resistant or challenging
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dejected
sad and depressed
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demeaned
degraded
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demoralised
lost confidence or hope
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depraved
morally corrupt; wicked
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derision
ridicule; mockery
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derisive
ridiculing, mocking
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despondent
sad and without hope
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devious
dishonest or deceptive; tricky
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dextrously
skillfully
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didactic
instructive
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diffident
shy
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discomfit
to make uneasy; disconcert
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disconcerting
upsetting, frustrating
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disgruntled
in bad humour, discontented, annoyed
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disillusion
disappointed to discover something is less good than previously believed
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disparaging
belittling
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dispassionate
impartial; calm, free from emotion
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disquiet
to make uneasy
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droll
amusing in an odd way
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doting
excessively fond
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earnest
Serious and sincere
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ebullient
very enthusiastic
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enmity
hatred
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ennui
dissatisfaction and weariness resulting from boredom.
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enthrallment
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
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estranged
separated
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errant
doing something that is wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way
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euphemistic
disguise the truth to please others
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exasperation
frustrated or angry because of something that is happening or something that another person is doing
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exhorting
strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something
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extol
to praise highly
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extraneous
irrelevant
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facilely
easily
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fervent
very caring
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flatly
without emotion
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flighty
unstable or easily excited