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Apprehension: Anxiety or fear Ambivalence: The state of having mixed feelings Appreciation: Regard or recognition of the good qualities of someone or something (i.e. to regard positively); increase in value; understanding of a situation Ambiguity: Lack of clarity in meaning

Reservation: Doubt, hesitation, unease Resignation: Giving up passively because the result is inevitable Indignation: Anger, resentment Predicament: Difficult situation Conviction: Strong belief Animosity: Hatred, scorn, contempt Underscore: To highlight or to emphasize Understate: To downplay Undermine: To weaken Substantiate: To support with evidence Infer: To conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning Imply: To (strongly) suggest Detract: To take away the worth of value of

Admonish: To scold mildly, to warn Ruminate: To think deeply about something Enumerate: To list Denounce: To declare as wrong or evil Abolish: To formally put to an end Qualify: To make a statement less absolute, to modify, to restrict, to limit

Conform: To comply with standards, to behave according to convention

Arrest: To stop Check: To stop or slow down the progress of

Betray: To reveal Enjoy: To possess and benefit from (as in a political right to vote) Sardonic: Mockingly sarcastic Impartial: Fair, neutral Economical: Using no more of something than is necessary Devoid: Lacking Wry: Using dry (mocking) humor Pragmatic: Practical Conclusive: Decisive, definite, serving to prove a case Rigorous: Extremely accurate, thorough, demanding (requiring a lot of effort) Autonomous: Independent Eclectic: Selected from a variety of sources Eccentric: Odd, weird Wanting: Lacking Romantic: Idealistic Obsolete: No longer used; no longer relevant Evocative: Bringing images, memories, or feelings to mind Critical: Expressing disapproval; evaluative/analytic; vital/important; serious/dangerous In vain: Futile; pointless Fanciful: Imaginary; make-up; make-believe; whimsical Humble: Lower in rank or significance; (also means opposite of "arrogant")

Insolent: Arrogant Duplicitous: Deceitful Artful: Clever in a deceitful way; creatively skillful Vain: Narcissistic; arrogant Keen: Sharp (highly developed); eager; intense; enthusiastic; interested in

Elitist: Snobbish Abhorrent: Inspiring disgust; repugnant Prominent: important, famous, visible Foreboding: implying/feeling that something bad is going to happen Inconsequential: of minor importance Pertinent: Relevant Disingenuous: Insincere; dishonest Paradox: Contradiction, inconsistency Vestige: A trace of something that no longer exists (or no longer serves a function) Contempt (adj. contemptuous: the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. Reverie: Daydreaming Discipline: A branch of knowledge Pompous: Self-important, arrogant, grandiose Idiosyncratic: Pertaining to a quality that is peculiar to an individual (or group) Crude: In a raw, unprepared, unrefined, or underdeveloped state; lacking culture or refinement; blunt Prevalent: Widespread; common; superior Conclusive: Serving to settle or decide a question Somber: Dark; gloomy Ardent: Passionate Fanciful: Imaginary; make-up; make-believe; whimsical Humble: Lower in rank or significance Resilient: Durable; tough; quick to recover Disdain: Contempt; scorn Inquiry: Question; query

Contempt: Hatred; scorn

Sardonic: Mockingly sarcastic Animosity: Hatred; scorn; contempt