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1. Admiring. To regard with wonder and delight. To esteem highly. 2. Alarmed Fear caused by danger. To frighten. 3. Always Every time; continuously; through all past and future time. 4. Amazed To fill with great surprise or wonder; astonish. 5. Ambivalent Uncertain about a choice. 6. Amused To keep pleasantly occupied; entertain. To make laugh, etc 7. Analyze Break down into components; examine structure; study closely. 8. Angry Feeling or showing anger. Wild and stormy. 1

9. Appreciative Feeling or showing appreciation. To think well of; esteem. 10. Arrogant Full of or due to pride; haughty. 11. Befuddled To confuse or stupefy. 12. Bewildered Confused; puzzled. 13. Bias Prejudice; partiality; unfairness; preconception; preconceived notion. 14. Bitter Sharp and disagreeable; harsh. 15. Charming A quality that attracts or delights. 16. Cheerful Full of cheer; happy; bright and attractive. 2

17. Clarify Make something clearer; make a liquid clear. 18. Compassionate Deep sympathy; pity. 19. Critical Tending to find fault. Of critics or criticism. 20. Criticize Complain about something wrong; give considered opinion on something. 21. Cruel Causing pain and suffering, pitiless. 22. Cynical Denying the sincerity of people s motives and actions. 23. Depressed Low spirits; dejection. 24. Describe Explain; label; draw shape. 3

25. Detached Emotionally uninvolved; separated from. 26. Dictatorial A ruler or tyrant with absolute power. 27. Disbelieving Unbelieving. 28. Disgusted A sickening dislike. 29. Distressed Suffering sorrow, misery, or pain. 30. Entertain Amuse or interest; offer hospitality; consider. 31. Evaluate Examine and judge; put a value on; find numerical value. 32. Excited To make active; stimulate. To arouse; provoke. 4

33. Formal According to fixed customs, rules, etc. Stiff in manner. 34. Humorous Funny; amusing; comical. 35. Hypocritical False. 36. Illustrate Be characteristic of; fully explain, accompany with pictures. 37. Impassioned Filled with strong feeling. 38. Indignant Angry about something unfair or mean. 39. Inform Tell somebody something; learn about something; tell the police. 40. Informal Not formal or specific; not according to fixed customs, rules, etc 5

41. Inspire Stimulate somebody to do something; provoke a feeling; cause creative activity. 42. Instructive Teaching. 43. Ironic Opposite to what might be expected. 44. Irreverent Not reverent; showing disrespect. 45. Lighthearted Happy and carefree. 46. Loving To feel love for; strong affection or liking for someone or something. 47. Matter-of-fact Sticking to facts; unemotional. 48. Mocking Making fun of and/or looking down upon something. 6

49. Most Majority; mainly; a good number; a large amount; generally 50. Narrate Tell the story of something; speak on film. 51. Never At no time; certainly not. 52. Nostalgic A longing for something far away or long ago. 53. OBJECTIVE CONCERNED WITH THE REALITY INSTEAD OF THE THOUGHTS; NON- BIASED; STRAIGHTFORWARD. 54. OPTIMISTIC The tendency to take the most hopeful view of matters. 55. Outraged Great anger; furious; incensed; infuriated; enraged. 56. Peevish Irritable; fretful; cross. 7

57. Perplexed To make (a person) uncertain, hesitant, etc.; confuse. 58. Persuade Get somebody to do something; convince somebody of something 59. PESSIMISTIC The tendency to always expect the worst. 60. Playful Fond of play or fun. Jocular. 61. Poignant Causing sadness or pity; sharply perceptive; sharply painful 62. Pleading Begging. 63. Praise An expression of admiration; worship. 64. Prideful Full of pride or exaggerated self-esteem. 8

65. Remorseful A torturing sense of guilt for one s actions. 66. Revengeful Wanting to hurt someone in return for an injury. 67. Sarcastic A taunting or caustic remark, generally ironical. 68. Scheming Tricky; devious; underhanded; conniving; calculating. 69. Scolding To find fault angrily. To use abusive language. 70. Scornful Looking down on someone or something. 71. Self-mocking Making fun of or looking down on oneself. 72. Self-pitying To feel sorry for oneself. 9

73. Sentimental Having or showing tender or delicate feelings. 74. Serious Not joking; sincere; requiring careful consideration; important. 75. Solemn Sacred; formal; serious; grave; earnest. 76. Sorrowful To grieve. 77. Straightforward Direct and honest. 78. SUBJECTIVE Slanted, biased, prejudiced, skewed, one-sided. 79. Superior Looking down on others; feeling lofty. 80. Surprised To come upon suddenly or unexpectedly; take unawares 10

81. Tolerant Respectful of other views and behavior; patient about problems. 82. Tragic Of, or having the nature of, tragedy. disastrous, fatal, etc. 83. Uncertain Doubting. 84. Vindictive Revengeful in spirit; said or done in revenge. 85. Whining To complain in a childish fashion. 86. Witty Having or showing wit; cleverly humorous. 87. Wry Ironic, cynical, sardonic, dry. 11