- Abashed – humiliated with dismay and shame, fully humbled and mortified
- Abhorring: regard with extreme repugnance, aversion; utterly detest; loath; abominate
- abstruse - difficult to understand
- absurd – ridiculously silly
- accusatory - charging of wrong doing
- acerbic — biting with critical, caustic with barbed commentary
- allusive - containing or characterized by indirect references
- ambivalent – inability to make a choice
- antagonistic – opposition with hostility
- apathetic - indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
- apologetic - self-deprecating; humble
- apprehensive – uneasily fearful about what is to happen
- ardent – intensely passionate with zeal, intense devotion, vehemently and fiercely so
- assertive—emphatic with forceful confidence, firm and insistent
- audacious - fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
- authentic—genuine and valid with realistic and dependable straightforwardness
- authoritarian – with an air of all-knowing, but to the point of egotistical, overbearing, domineering
- bantering – good-humoured, playful conversation
- befuddled - confused or perplexed
- belligerent - hostile or eager to fight, given to waging war
- bemused – lost in thought, preoccupied
- benevolent - characterized by or suggestive of doing good, kindly feelings
- bewilder – make unclear or indistinct
- bitter-exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
- blithe – joyous, merry, cheerful
- bombastic—pretentiously overbearing in an affected, pompous manner—overly verbose (irony here?)
- brusque – abrupt, blunt, rough in manner
- callous-unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
- candid—sincere and outspoken without subterfuge
- capricious – flighty, led by whims, erratic (mercurial is a little more inconstant and unpredictable)
- celebratory – seeming or tending indifference, apathetic unconcerned
- choleric-hot-tempered, easily angered
- choleric—irritable or easily angered
- complimentary - filled with praise and compliments
- conciliatory – pacifying, assuaging, mollifying and appeasing
- condescending-a feeling of superiority
- contemplative-studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue
- contemptuous-showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect, disdain and scornful
- contentious—tending to quarrel with strife and controversy
- conventional-lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality
- critical-finding fault
- curt—rudely brief in speech, terse, laconic
- cynical-questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
- defiant - boldly resisting
- derisive-ridiculing, mocking
- derogatory—lessening the merit with disparaging remarks
- desperate—reckless or dangerous urgency and despair
- detached - separated; disconnected
- didactic – morally educational, enlightening, instructive
- dignified - expressing formality
- disdainful-scornful
- disinterested—fair-minded, impartial, neutral and objective without prejudice
- disparaging - to reduce in esteem or rank; to belittle
- domineering—overbearing and tyrannical
- earnest-intense, a sincere state of mind
- ebullient – jovial and enthusiastic (effusive, proud, complimentary)
- elegiac—lamentation or sorrowful
- erudite-learned, polished, scholarly
- euphoric—bliss, happiness, almost manic with confidence and well-being
- evasive – avoiding with equivocation, prevarication (allusive, understated, indirect, allusive)
- fanciful-using the imagination
- farcical—ludicrous, absurd with mocking and humourous tones and highly improbable
- fervent: having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, ardent
- flippant – statements that are dismissive, and condescending irreverent, facetious
- formal—using accepted styles, rules often stiff and objective
- forthright-directly frank without hesitation
- frivolous - unworthy of serious attention; trivial
- furtive—secretive, cautious, surreptitious, sly
- garrulous—the opposite of taciturn, loquacious and chatty
- giddy - frivolous and light-hearted; flighty
- haughty-proud and vain to the point of arrogance
- histrionic—over the top drama
- holier-than-thou—obnoxiously pious, sanctimonious and self-righteous
- impartial - without bias or prejudice
- impertinent: insolently rude, uncivil
- impudent—ill-mannered, brazen and disrespectful like most typical teens
- incredulous - sceptical or disbelieving
- indifference—apathetic and disinterested, without any concern, dismissive
- indignant-marked by anger aroused by injustice
- inflammatory—arousing anger, hostile with passion
- insipid—without distinctive or interesting or stimulating qualities, vapid
- intimate-very familiar, associated in close personal relations, private, detailed
- introspective – given to examining reflectively one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences
- irascible – easily provoked to anger, irritable
- irreverent – showing lack of due respect or veneration, facetious without care
- jocund—cheerful and gladly blithe
- jovial-happy
- judgmental-authoritative and often having critical opinions
- laudatory: containing or expressing praise
- lighthearted—cheerful and carefree
- lugubrious – melancholy, morose, dismal
- lyrical-expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like
- malicious-purposely hurtful
- matter-of-fact--accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional, impartial, objective
- mocking-treating with contempt or ridicule (mock-heroic=imitating that which is heroic to exaggerate its ridiculousness)
- modest—moderate humility of one’s merits; free from ostentation or vanity or boastfulness
- moralistic—displaying concern for ethics; conventionally strict to morals
- morose-gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
- nonchalant—flippant, very casual, offhanded, dispassionate and detached with a laidback attitude
- nostalgic - a bittersweet longing for conditions of the past, wistful (pensive yearning), sentimental (weakly emotional and tender, mawkishly susceptible), tenderly reminiscent
- obdurate—stubborn to the point of being pig-headed and unfeeling
- obfuscating – complicating in order to obscure
- objective-an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside
- obsequiously—sycophantically servile with grovelingly, sickeningly sweet courteousness
- ominous—portending evil or harm; inauspicious foreboding sense
- optimistic-hopeful, cheerful
- oratorical – lecturing with melodrama, bold and dramatic
- overbearing—domineering, dictatorial, haughtily rude and arrogant
- patronizing-air of condescension, contemptuous, supercilious, haughty, superior
- peaceful - calm and even-tempered
- pedantic – plodding, arcane, dull, sophistic, ostentatious and overly concerned with minutiae in teaching
- penitent—ignominious, apologetic and full of regret wanting forgiveness
- pensive—thoughtful, reflective, preoccupied and absorbed or engrossed in thought; distracted because of it
- pessimistic-seeing the worst side of things; no hope
- petty—critical with little or no importance or consequence, niggling
- pity—commiserate and console with compassion and shame
- placid—pleasantly calm, peaceful and tranquil, serene
- playful—pleasantly humourous or jesting
- poignant - astute and pertinent; relevant
- pragmatic – no-nonsense, down-to-earth practicality
- pretentious - making an extravagant outward show, elevated, bombastic, pompous
- pretentious—characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
- proud—feeling pressure or satisfaction because of a highly honourable feat
- provocative - tending to provoke or stimulate or entice,
- quizzical-odd, eccentric, amusing
- reassuring—restore assurance and confidence in one
- recalcitrant: resisting authority; not obedient; refractory
- reflective-illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
- resigned – submissive, preparing to accept, calm, reticent
- reticent - reluctant or unwilling, disposed to be silent and restrained; recalcitrant resists authoritative control with impudence, not compliant; refractory
- reverent-treating a subject with honor and respect, with deference (held in esteem and regard)
- ribald-offensive in speech or gesture
- ridiculing-slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
- righteous - without guilt or sin
- romantic—preoccupied with idealized sense of love; imbued by idealism, a desire for ridiculous adventure and chivalry
- sanguine-having conformation and temperament characteristically cheerful and optimistic (but also florid or ruddy if used as a noun)
- sanguineous -bloodthirsty (but also having the colour red)
- sarcastic-sneering, caustic, acerbic, strident, irascible, indignant, intensely biting, stinging, vitriolic verbiage abounds scathingly
- sardonic-scornfully and bitterly sarcastic , mocking, sly, wry, deviously misdirected
- satiric-ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach, critical
- self-depreciating – belittling or undervaluing with excessive modesty (self-deprecating admits self disapproval, but taken to mean the same thing and more commonly used)
- sentimental—weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender
- sincere-without deceit or pretense; genuine (straightforward, direct, candid), free from reservation, disguise or subterfuge
- sinister – threatening or portending evil, harm; ominous
- sly—cunning or wily with some insidious stealthy secretive expression
- solemn—grave, sober, mirthless, somber
- sophomoric—pretentious and overconfident (think know-it-all sophomore); conceited, but immature
- soporific—sleep inducing, interminable monotony
- sprightly—animated, vivacious and lively
- stately—majestic, imposing in magnificence and elegance
- stolid – not easily moved; unemotional and impassive
- straightforward—direct, free from crookedness or deceit; honest without judgment
- strident – making or having a grating sound of authority by overpowering
- subdued – with low-key restraint, possibly an air of surrender
- supercilious—condescending with patronizing scornful arrogance
- sympathetic—supportive, benevolent with sensitivity
- taciturn—reticent and reserved an individual remains distant and uncommunicative
- tantalizing – tempting with allure, enticing
- taunting—reproach in a mocking or contemptuous manner
- tender—soft or delicately
- terse—neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy (as diction)
- timorous – full of fear; fearful
- tranquil – free from commotion; full of peace, serene and unruffled, placid
- transcendental – ineffably exalted to that of the divine, ethereal, numinous with otherworldly descriptions
- unconcerned—not caring; free from solicitude or anxiety
- understated—restraint in design and presentation; low-key
- uninterested—remote blasé with no concern or passion; casually dispassionate and aloof
- urgent – with pressing insistence
- vexed - annoyed, bothered, puzzled, ambivalent and uncertain, nonplussed
- vibrant-full of life
- vindictive—revengeful, spiteful, bitter and unforgiving
- vitality—with animated verve, vigor, liveliness and vivacity
- vitriolic—scathingly caustic
- whimsical—delightfully eccentric, oddity, but fantastic fun
- wistful—contemplative with melancholy longing
- worshipful—showing adoration; great reverence
- wrathful—vehemently incensed and condemnatory; ireful
- wry—devious in course or purpose; misdirected; distorted or perverted (as in meaning); bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing
- yearning—aching with nostalgic desire
- zealous—ardently active devoted or diligent