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Acerbic

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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; sour or bitter in taste

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Amiable

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adj. disposed to please; diffusing warmth and friendliness

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antagonistic

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incapable of harmonious association; used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect; arousing animosity or hostility; characterized by antagonism or antipathy; indicating opposition or resistance

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Bemused

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deeply absorbed in thought; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

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Blithe

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adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted; lacking or showing a lack of due concern

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Complacent

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adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one's action

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Concilitiarory

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adj. intended or likely to overcome animosity or

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Cynical

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adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

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Earnest

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adj. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal; earnest; noun something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

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Effusive

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extravagantly demonstrative; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

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Flippant

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adj. showing inappropriate levity

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Grave

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adj. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); death of a person; a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation; verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

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Incredulous

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adj. not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

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Irreverent

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adj. showing lack of due respect or veneration; not revering god; characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

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Melodramatic

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adj. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

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Morbid

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adj. suggesting an unhealthy mental state; caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; suggesting the horror of death and decay

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Nostalgic

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adj. unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons

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Patronizing

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adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

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Petulant

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adj. easily irritated or annoyed

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Pithy

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adj. concise and full of meaning

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Pragmatic

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of or concerning the theory of pragmatism; concerned with practical matters; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; noun an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

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Reverent

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adj. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; showing great reverence for god

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Self-deprecating

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modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.

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Shrewd

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having or showing an ability to understand things and to make good judgments : mentally sharp or clever

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Wry

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humorous in a clever and often ironic way