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| indifferent due to lack of energy or concern |
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| enthusiastic; zealous; passionate |
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| exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
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| frank; outspoken; open and sincere; straightforward |
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| questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
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| unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others |
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| studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue |
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| hot-tempered, easily angered |
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| showing/feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect |
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| intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting |
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| lacking spontaneity, origninality, and individuality |
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| author attempts to educate or instruct the reader |
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| ridiculing; treating with contempt or scorn |
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| without deceit or pretense; genuine; honest |
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| learned, polished, scholarly |
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| directly frank without hesitation |
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| depressed, melancholic, sad, dejected |
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| proud and vain to the point of arrogance |
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| marked by anger aroused by injustice |
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| tending to arouse or provoke strong emotion (passion, anger, etc.) |
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| authoritative and often having critical opinions |
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| accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
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| gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent |
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| an unbiased view; able to leave personal judgments aside |
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| polite and obedient in order to gain something; flattering; fawning |
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| seeing the worst side of things; no hope |
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| marked by self-importance; overly formal or showy |
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| offensive in speech or gesture |
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| treating a subject with honor and respect |
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| slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of |
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| illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions |
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| scornfully and bitterly sarcastic |
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| ridiculing in order to make a point, teach |
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| making a direct appeal to the emotions (perhaps excessively) |
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| marked by seriousness or solemnity; subdued in tone; restrained |
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| deeply ernest, tending toward sad reflection |
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| cheerfully optimistic, hopeful |
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| odd, strange, fanciful, quirky |
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| bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing; dry; humorous |
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