| A | B |
| appreciative | showing admiration or approval |
| benevolent | Kindly; inclined to do good |
| bitter | showing intense hatred |
| condescending | to talk down to someone |
| cynical | distrust someone and their motives |
| despairing | losing hope |
| didactic | inteding to teach |
| fanciful | imaginative |
| grieving | feeling sorrow |
| humble | modest |
| indifferent | not caring one way or the other |
| irreverent | lacking proper respect |
| light hearted | cheerful; free from worry |
| mocking | ridicule or contempt |
| nostalgic | looking back fondly on past events ; homesick |
| objective | not influenced by emotion; very matter of fact |
| pessimistic | taking the worst possible view |
| pleading | begging |
| poignant | deeply affecting : designed to make an impression |
| provactive | tending to provoke or excite |