Joy
characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical
a. didactic b. fanciful c. dogmatic
fanciful
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood
a. benevolent b. abashed c. solemn
solemn
tending to arouse anger or hostility
a. inflammatory b. hapless c. ambivalent
inflammatory
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
a. pedantic b. bewildered c. ebullient
bewildered
showing or implying a sense of superiority; talking down to others
a. condescending b. derisive c. ambiguous
condescending
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
a. benevolent b. capricious c. censorious
benevolent
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive
a. wistful b. indignant c. hapless
wistful
revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving
a. abashed b. exculpatory c. vindictive
vindictive
overly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender
a. sentimental b. sardonic c. acerbic
sentimental
characterized by or expressing contempt; mocking
a. acerbic b. derisive c. pedantic
derisive
flighty; led by whims; erratic
a. acerbic b. sardonic c. capricious
capricious
ashamed or embarrassed; also, disconcerted
a. pedantic b. abashed c. patronizing
abashed
tone of harshness or severity
a. pedantic b. acerbic c. abstruse
acerbic
luckless; unfortunate
a. hapless b. ambiguous c. condescending
hapless
displaying or indicative of a condescending manner or tone
a. patronizing b. exculpatory c. abstruse
patronizing
overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited
a. frivolous b. vindictive c. ebullient
ebullient
expressing sorrow or lamentation
a. dogmatic b. ambiguous c. elegiac
elegiac
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
a. frivolous b acerbic c. brusque
brusque
uncertainty or fluctuation, or do two opposite or conflicting things
a. critical b. abstruse c. ambivalent
ambivalent
characterized by scorn; mocking; cynical; sneering
a. pedantic b. ebullient c. sardonic
sardonic
containing or expressing praise
a. dogmatic b. laudatory c. abstruse
laudatory
mournful, dismal, gloomy, especially in affected, exaggerated
a. sardonic b. lugubrious c. censorious
lugubrious
angry and bitter
a. acrimonious b. capricious c. abstruse
acrimonious
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
a. sardonic b. ambiguous c. didactic
ambiguous
to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe; detest
a. ambivalent b. abhorring c. abashed
abhorring