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Taiwo A.
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  1. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  2. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  3. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  4. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
  5. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
  6. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  7. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  8. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  9. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  10. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  11. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  12. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  13. credible
    capable of being believed
  14. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
  15. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
  16. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  17. conservative
    resistant to change
  18. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  19. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  20. melodramatic
    having excitement and emotional appeal
  21. mystical
    beyond ordinary understanding
  22. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  23. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  24. philosophical
    relating to the investigation of existence and knowledge
  25. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  26. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  27. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  28. radical
    far beyond the norm
  29. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  30. recondite
    difficult to understand
  31. romantic
    expressive of or exciting love
  32. satirical
    exposing human folly to ridicule
  33. significant
    rich in implication
  34. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  35. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  36. symbolic
    relating to or using arbitrary signs
  37. utilitarian
    having a useful function
  38. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  39. improbable
    having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
  40. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  41. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  42. insightful
    exhibiting clear and deep perception
  43. insignificant
    conveying nothing
  44. intolerant
    unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
  45. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  46. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  47. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  48. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  49. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  50. unique
    the single one of its kind
  51. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  52. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  53. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  54. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  55. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  56. charming
    pleasing or delighting
  57. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  58. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  59. dapper
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  60. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
  61. dextrous
    skillful in physical movements, especially of the hands
  62. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  63. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
  64. fascinating
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  65. graceful
    characterized by beauty of movement, style, or form
  66. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  67. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  68. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  69. lively
    full of life and energy
  70. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  71. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  72. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  73. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  74. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  75. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  76. sturdy
    having rugged physical strength
  77. virile
    characteristic of a man
  78. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  79. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  80. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  81. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  82. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  83. clumsy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  84. coarse
    rough to the touch
  85. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  86. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  87. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  88. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  89. frail
    physically weak
  90. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  91. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  92. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  93. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  94. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  95. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  96. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  97. horrible
    shockingly frightful or awful
  98. horrendous
    causing fear or dread or terror
  99. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  100. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  101. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  102. repellent
    serving or tending to cause aversion
  103. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  104. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
  105. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  106. evocative
    serving to bring to mind
  107. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  108. sensible
    able to feel or perceive
  109. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  110. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  111. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
Created on Wed Sep 26 12:04:31 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 04 09:35:33 EDT 2012)

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