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251. Resigned

submissive or acquiescent.

252. Respectful

full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference.

253. Restrained

to hold back or keep in check; control.

254. Reticent

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; restrained.

255. Reverent

deeply respectful; showing great esteem.

256. Ridiculous

causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable.

257. Righteous

believing one’s self to be morally right and just; guiltless.

258. Risible

causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

259. Romantic

characterized by a preoccupation with love; imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.

260. Sanguine

cheerfully hopeful, or confident.

261. Sarcastic

expressing or expressive of ridicule.

262. Sardonic

characterized by scorn; mocking; cynical; sneering.

263. Satiric

exposing ridicule or derision.

264. Scholarly

concerned with academic learning and research.

265. Scornful

expressing extreme contempt.

266. Seductive

tending to entice into a desired action or state.

267. Self-assured

having or showing confidence.

268. Self-depreciating

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

269. Selfish

devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare.

270. Sentimental

overly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender.

271. Serene

calm, peaceful, tranquil; unruffled.

272. Serious

not funny; sincere.

273. Severe

harsh; unnecessarily extreme; serious or stern in manner or appearance.

274. Sharp

distinct; keen or eager; fierce or violent.

276. Shocked

struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

277. Shocking

causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.

278. Sinister

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous.

279. Skeptical

marked by or given to doubt; questioning.

280. Sly

cunning or wily; stealthy, insidious, or secretive.

281. Solemn

grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood.

282. Somber

gloomy, depressing, or dismal; extremely serious; grave.

283. Sophomoric

intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited; immature.

284. Speculative

theoretical, rather than practical.

285. Sprightly

animated, vivacious, or lively.

286. Stable

not likely to fall or give way, as a structure, support; steady.

287. Stately

imposing in elegance.

288. Stern

firm, strict, hard, harsh, or severe.

289. Stolid

not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional.

290. Straightforward

direct; not roundabout; free from deceit; honest.

291. Strident

making or having a harsh sound; grating.

292. Subdued

quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled.

293. Supercilious

disdainful or contemptuous.

294. Suspenseful

characterized by or causing suspense.

295. Suspicious

openly distrustful.

296. Sympathetic

characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate.

297. Taunting

to reproach in a mocking or contemptuous manner.

298. Tender

not hard or tough; delicate in manner.

299. Tense

stretched tight, taut; rigid; characterized by a strain upon the nerves or feelings.

300 Terse

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

301. Thoughtful

showing consideration for others; contemplative; meditative; reflective.

302. Threatening

menacing; causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister.

303. Timorous

full of fear; fearful.

304. Tragic

extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic; dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal.

305. Tranquil

free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm.

306. Uncertain

not confident, assured, or free from hesitancy; not clearly or precisely determined; indefinite; unknown.

307. Unconcerned

not involved or interested; disinterested.; not caring; unworried; free from solicitude or anxiety.

308. Understated

restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key.

309. Uneasy

not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.

310. Vexed

irritated; annoyed.

311. Vibrant

moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.

312. Vindictive

revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving.

313. Vitriolic

very caustic; scathing.

314. Whimsical

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious.

315. Wistful

characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive.

316. Worshipful

showing adoration; showing great reverence.

317. Wrathful

vehemently incensed and condemnatory; very angry; ireful.

318. Wry

devious in course or purpose; misdirected; distorted or perverted, as in meaning; bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing.

319. Zealous

ardently active, devoted, or diligent.