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  • absent - preoccupied
  • agonized - as if in pain or tormented
  • alluring - attractive, in the sense of arousing desire
  • appealing - attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest
  • beatific - see blissful
  • bilious - ill-natured
  • black - angry or sad, or see hostile
  • bleak - see grim and hopeless
  • blinking - surprise, or lack of concern
  • blissful - showing a state of happiness or divine contentment
  • blithe - carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent
  • brooding - see anxious and gloomy
  • bug eyed - frightened or surprised
  • chagrined - humiliated or disappointed
  • cheeky - cocky, insolent
  • cheerless - sad
  • choleric - hot-tempered, irate
  • coy - flirtily playful, or evasive
  • crestfallen - see despondent
  • darkly - with depressed or malevolent feelings
  • deadpan - expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor
  • dejected - see despondent
  • derisive - see sardonic
  • despondent - depressed or discouraged
  • doleful - sad or afflicted
  • dour - stern or obstinate; see also despondent
  • Downcast - see despondent
  • dreamy - distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing
  • ecstatic - delighted or entranced
  • etched - see fixed
  • faint - cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible
  • fixed - concentrated or immobile
  • furtive - stealthy
  • gazing - staring intently
  • glancing - staring briefly as if curious but evasive
  • glaring - see hostile
  • glazed - expressionless due to fatigue or confusion
  • gloomy - see despondent and sullen
  • glowering - annoyed or angry
  • glowing - see radiant
  • grim - see despondent; also, fatalistic or pessimistic
  • grave - serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness
  • haunted - frightened, worried, or guilty
  • hopeless - depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism
  • hostile - aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant
  • hunted - tense as if worried about pursuit
  • impassive - see deadpan
  • inscrutable - mysterious, unreadable
  • jeering - insulting or mocking
  • languid - lazy or weak
  • leering - see meaningful; also, sexually suggestive
  • meaningful - to convey an implicit connotation or shared secret
  • mild - easygoing
  • mischievous - annoyingly or maliciously playful
  • moody - see sullen
  • pained - affected with discomfort or pain
  • pallid - see wan
  • peering - with curiosity or suspicion
  • peeved - annoyed
  • petulant - see cheeky and peeved
  • pitying - sympathetic
  • pleading - seeking apology or assistance
  • pouting - see sullen
  • quizzical - questioning or confused
  • radiant - bright, happy
  • roguish - see mischievous
  • sanguine - bloodthirsty, confident
  • sardonic - mocking
  • scornful - contemptuous or mocking
  • scowling - displeased or threatening
  • searching - curious or suspicious
  • set - see fixed
  • shamefaced - ashamed or bashful
  • slack-jawed - dumbfounded or surprised
  • sly - cunning; see also furtive and mischievous
  • snarling - surly
  • sneering - see scornful
  • somber - see grave
  • sour - unpleasant
  • stolid - inexpressive
  • straight-faced - see deadpan
  • sulky - see sullen
  • sullen - resentful
  • taunting - see jeering
  • taut - high-strung
  • tense - see taut
  • tight - see pained and taut
  • unblinking - see fixed
  • vacant - blank or stupid looking
  • veiled - see inscrutable
  • wan - pale, sickly; see also faint
  • wary - cautious or cunning
  • wide eyed - frightened or surprised
  • wild eyed - excited, frightened, or stressful
  • wistful - yearning or sadly thoughtful
  • withering - devastating; see also wrathful
  • woeful - full of grief or lamentation
  • wolfish - see leering and mischievous
  • wrathful - indignant or vengeful
  • wry - twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling
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