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| acid in temper, tone or mood |
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| costic, biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language or mood |
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| characterized by indirect refrences |
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| depression of spirits by loss of hope, confidence or courage |
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| inclined to teach or moralize excessively |
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| reserved or lacking confidence |
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| characterized or given to expression of opinions very strongly as if they were facts |
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| marked by the expression of great or expressive emotion |
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| playfully jocular or humorous |
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| exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling |
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| lacking proper respect or seriousness |
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| impressively direct and decisive |
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| filled with or marked with anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy or mean |
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| lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge |
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| insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct |
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| critical in what is respected or accepted |
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| extreme patriotism; eager to engage in combat |
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| exaggeratedly or effectively mournful |
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| showing or suggesting a lofty or courageous spirit |
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| characteristic of those who treat others with condescension |
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| overly concerned with minute details or formalisms |
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| making claim or creating an appearance of distinction usually undeserved |
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| disdainfully or skeptically humorous |
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| marked by sedate or over thoughtful characteristics |
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| haughty, disdainful or contemptuous |
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| excessively embellished in style or language |
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| having strong feeling or expression |
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| subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change |
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| calculated to please or win favor, pleasing, agreeable |
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| arousing passion and tending to excite |
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