| A | B |
|---|
| abusive | using harsh and insulting language |
| accepting | true and satisfactory |
| acerbic | harsh manner |
| affecitonate | to have or show affection |
| angry | strong displeasue |
| anxious | uneasy feelings |
| apprehensive | afraid some unfortune is about to occur |
| approving | to be pleased with |
| ardent | passionate |
| awestruck | filled with awe |
| biting | to seize with teeth or jaw |
| bitter | marked by cynicism and rancor |
| brisk | sharp |
| bristling | aggresive attitude or appearence |
| brusque | brief and often to the point of ungraceness; harshness |
| calm | free from agitation |
| cavalier | proud and scornful |
| censorious | marked by or given censure |
| cold | harsh, heartless; without feeling |
| complementary | praise |
| confident | certain |
| confused | puzzled |
| contemptuous | showing contempt |
| conversational | oral exchange |
| critical | evaluate and find faults |
| cutting | hurting and sarcastic |
| cynical | sceptical |
| defamatory | harmed reputation |
| denunciatory | accusing; threatening |
| detached | aloof; reserved |
| disdainful | feeling or showing disdain, scornful |
| disparging | slightingly |
| disrespectful | showing no respect |
| doubtful | full of doubt |
| dry | dull |
| enthusiastic | full of enthusiasm |
| eulogistic | praising very highly |
| exhilarated | high spirited |
| facetious | habit of joking; said in fun |
| fearful | terrible |
| flippant | not respectful |
| forceful | possesing or filled with force |
| frightening | to be afraid |
| grim | somber; gloomy |
| harsh | causing disagreement or painful reactions |
| haughty | too proud and scornful of others |
| humorous | full of humor |
| hypercritical | meticuosly or exsessively critical |
| indifferent | under important |
| indignant | totally lacking in something specified |
| ironic | sarcastic |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| joyful | happieness |
| laudatory | expressing praise |
| lighthearted | without worry |
| loving | affectionate |
| melancholy | sadness, gloomy spirits |
| mistrustful | lack of trust; suspicious |
| mocking | making fun of |
| mysterious | curious |
| neutral | on neither side in a quarrel or war |
| nostalgic | painful or wistful yearning for one's own country; homesick |
| objective | listening to both sides of the story; without bias |
| peaceful | full of peace |
| pessimistic | expecting the worst |
| playful | amusment |
| pragmatic | matter of factly |
| questioning | doubtful |
| reproachful | blaming |
| respectful | considerate |
| rueful | sorrowful |
| sad | full of sorrow |
| sarcastic | sneering |
| sardonic | sceptical; humerous |
| satirical | of or relating or constructing satire |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling sensibility or emothinal feeling |
| serious | thoughtful |
| severe | harsh |
| sharp | in a to the point, precise manner |
| silly | happily innocent |
| somber | dark and gloomy |
| straight forward | in a straightforward manner; say it as it is; the facts |
| strident | harsh; insistent |
| subdued | surpressed |
| sympathetic | sorrow |
| thoughtful | full of thought and considerate |
| threatening | to make a threat |
| trenchant | keen; sharp |
| uncertain | doubtful; not certain |
| understated | less than the truth |
| whimsical | fickle;capcious; dreamy |
| withering | devastating harshness of manner |
| wry | twisted; ( negative word ) |
| admiring | to admire |
