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Acerbic

Criticizing someone in a cruel but clever way

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Ambivalent

Not sure whether you want it like something

Apathetic

Not interested in something or willing to make effort to change it

Bombastic

Language that contains long words that sound important but mean nothng

Candid

Telling the truth

Colloquial

Language or words that are informal conversations

Didactic

Speech or writing is intended to teach someone a moral

Docile

Quiet and easily controlled

Effusive

Showing good feelings in a very excited way

Esoteric

Known and understood by only few

Flippant

Not being serious about something others think you should be

Gullible

To ready to believe what others tell u or easily tricked

Incendiary

Price of writing that is intended to make others angry

Insipid

Not interesting, exciting or attractive

Languid

Slow or lazy

Abstract

Based on general ideas rather than specific examples

Assertive

Behaving in a confident way

Belligerent

Very unfriendly and wanting to argue

Blunt

Speaking in an honest way

Caustic

Remark that criticizes someone in a way that in not nice but humerous

Cynical

Unwilling to believe people have good

Disdainful

Showing you do not respect someone because they aren't important

Erudite

A lot of knowledge based on careful study

Euphemistic

Language that uses polite words to avoid upsetting others

Farcial

A situation or event that is very silly

Goading

Make someone do something by annoying them

Indulgent

Willing to allow someone to do whatever they want

Mundane

Ordinary

Narcissistic

To concerned about their appearance or time admiring themselves

Obsequious

Very eager to please

Vitriolic

Language or writing that is very cruel and angry towards someone

Zealous

Someone who does support something with great energy

Turgid

Writing or speech that is boring

Timid

Having no courage

Strident

Forceful and determined

Sanguine

Happy and hopeful about the future

Restrained

Behavior that is calm and controlled

Quizzical

Expression that shows you do not understand

Provocative

Behavior that is intended to cause a lot of discussion

Pretentious

Someone who tries to seem more important then they really are in order to impress

Penitent

Feeling sorry because you did something wrong

Pedantic

Paying to much attention to the rules

Obscure

Difficult to understand

Obtuse

Slow to understand things, annoying way

Mallcious

Very unkind and cruel