Social Qualities

Nazmil M.
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  1. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  2. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  3. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  4. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  5. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  6. antagonistic
    characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility
  7. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  8. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  9. antisocial
    shunning contact with others
  10. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  11. cheerful
    being full of or promoting cheer
  12. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  13. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  14. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  15. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  16. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  17. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  18. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  19. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  20. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  21. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  22. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  23. cooperative
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  24. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  25. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  26. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  27. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  28. quarrelsome
    given to arguing
  29. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  30. crabbed
    annoyed and irritable
  31. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  32. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  33. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
  34. shrewish
    continually complaining or faultfinding
  35. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  36. crusty
    having a hardened outer part as a covering
  37. sniveling
    whining in a tearful manner
  38. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  39. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  40. sulky
    sullen or moody
  41. gracious
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy
  42. discourteous
    showing no politeness
  43. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  44. hospitable
    disposed to treat guests and strangers with generosity
  45. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  46. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  47. jolly
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  48. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  49. uncivil
    lacking civility or good manners
  50. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  51. grumpy
    annoyed and irritable
  52. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  53. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  54. ill-bred
    (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
  55. ungracious
    lacking charm and good taste
  56. politics
    the activities involved in managing a state or a government
  57. ill-mannered
    socially incorrect in behavior
  58. unpolished
    not carefully reworked, perfected, or made smooth
  59. sociable
    inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
  60. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  61. unrefined
    not refined or processed
  62. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  63. impolite
    not showing regard for others in manners, speech, or conduct
  64. unsociable
    not inclined to society or companionship
  65. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  66. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  67. waspish
    very irritable
  68. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  69. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
Created on Sat Apr 20 14:39:50 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Apr 20 17:10:50 EDT 2013)

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