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Savannah PritchardELAR 6
3-21-11
BENEVOLENT Desiring to help others; Charitable humane
COMPASSIONATE having or showing compassion sympathizing
COMPLIMENTARY Of the nature of, conveying, or
expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering.
Laudatory
FORTHRIGHT going straight to the point; frank; direct;
outspoken Focused
SERENE calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled imperturbable
SYMPATHETIC characterized by, proceeding from,
exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate
commiserating
OBJECTIVE being the object or goal of one's efforts
or actions. destination
BEWILDERED completely puzzled or confused;
perplexed mystify
CONDESCENDING showing or implying a usually
patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
disdainful
DESOLATE having the feeling of being abandoned by
friends or by hope; forlorn lonesome
HAUGHTY disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully
arrogant; supercilious contemptuous
INDIGNANT feeling, characterized by, or expressing
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
infuriated
MELANCHOLY affected with, characterized by, or
showing melancholy; mournful; depressed
gloomy
MOCKING to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. taunt
OMINOUS portending evil or harm; foreboding;
threatening; inauspicious menacing
PESSIMISTIC pertaining to or characterized by
pessimism; gloomy despairing
SEVERE harsh; unnecessarily extreme hard
SOLEMN gravely or somberly impressive; causing
serious thoughts or a grave mood imposing
SOMBER gloomy, depressing, or dismal mournful
SUSPICIOUS tending to cause or excite suspicion;
questionable dubious
IRREVERENT not reverent; manifesting or
characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect
impious