| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorbed | Completely involved or interested. |
| 2. | agog | Highly eager and excited. |
| 3. | amazed | Filled with surprise and interest. |
| 4. | analytical | Inclined to examine closely. |
| 5. | anomalous | Departing from what is normal. |
| 6. | anxious to know | Eager to find out. |
| 7. | ardent | Strongly eager or enthusiastic. |
| 8. | avid | Very eager and enthusiastic. |
| 9. | baffling | Very hard to understand. |
| 10. | bewildering | Confusing and hard to follow. |
| 11. | bizarre | Very strange or unusual. |
| 12. | captivated | Attracted and held by interest. |
| 13. | captivating | Strongly attracting interest. |
| 14. | charmed | Pleasantly attracted or fascinated. |
| 15. | compelling | Powerfully attracting attention. |
| 16. | confounding | Confusing and puzzling. |
| 17. | different | Not the same or usual. |
| 18. | distinctive | Noticeably different or special. |
| 19. | drawn in | Attracted and interested. |
| 20. | eager | Keen to know or discover. |
| 21. | eccentric | Unconventional and strange. |
| 22. | engaged | Actively interested and involved. |
| 23. | enigmatic | Mysterious and difficult to interpret. |
| 24. | enthusiastic | Full of eager interest. |
| 25. | examining | Looking at carefully for understanding. |
| 26. | exploratory | Inclined to investigate or examine. |
| 27. | extraordinary | Very unusual or remarkable. |
| 28. | fascinated | Deeply attracted and interested. |
| 29. | fascinating | Extremely interesting and attractive. |
| 30. | freakish | Very unusual or abnormal. |
| 31. | fresh | New and interesting. |
| 32. | gripped | Held by strong interest. |
| 33. | gripping | Holding attention intensely. |
| 34. | hooked | Strongly interested or captivated. |
| 35. | hungry to learn | Strongly eager for knowledge. |
| 36. | impertinent | Rudely prying or disrespectful. |
| 37. | inexplicable | Unable to be explained. |
| 38. | inquiring | Seeking information or answers. |
| 39. | inquisitive | Eager to ask and learn. |
| 40. | interested | Wanting to know more. |
| 41. | intrigued | Strongly interested or fascinated. |
| 42. | intriguing | Arousing curiosity or fascination. |
| 43. | intrusive | Prying or entering unwelcome. |
| 44. | invested | Personally interested and involved. |
| 45. | investigative | Focused on finding facts. |
| 46. | keen | Strongly interested and eager. |
| 47. | knowledge-hungry | Strongly wanting to learn. |
| 48. | knowledge-thirsty | Very eager for knowledge. |
| 49. | kooky | Odd in a silly way. |
| 50. | lured | Drawn by interest or attraction. |
| 51. | meddlesome | Intrusively involved in others’ affairs. |
| 52. | mesmerized | Fascinated and held spellbound. |
| 53. | mesmerizing | Holding fascinated attention. |
| 54. | mysterious | Hard to explain or understand. |
| 55. | new | Recently discovered or unfamiliar. |
| 56. | nosy | Too interested in others’ affairs. |
| 57. | notable | Worthy of notice. |
| 58. | noteworthy | Deserving attention or notice. |
| 59. | novel | New and unusual. |
| 60. | odd | Strange or unusual. |
| 61. | offbeat | Unconventional or quirky. |
| 62. | officious | Interfering in an unwanted way. |
| 63. | original | New or unusual in style. |
| 64. | outlandish | Strangely unusual or bizarre. |
| 65. | passionate | Having strong interest or enthusiasm. |
| 66. | peculiar | Unusual in a notable way. |
| 67. | perplexing | Confusing or puzzling. |
| 68. | probing | Searching deeply for answers. |
| 69. | prying | Intrusively seeking private information. |
| 70. | puzzling | Difficult to understand. |
| 71. | queer | Strange or unusual. |
| 72. | questioning | Inclined to ask questions. |
| 73. | quirky | Unusually individual or odd. |
| 74. | rare | Not common; unusual. |
| 75. | riveted | Completely fixed in attention. |
| 76. | riveting | Completely holding attention. |
| 77. | scrutinizing | Examining very closely. |
| 78. | searching | Looking carefully for answers. |
| 79. | singular | Remarkably unusual or distinctive. |
| 80. | snooping | Secretly prying into matters. |
| 81. | speculative | Interested in possibilities and theories. |
| 82. | spellbound | Held by fascinated attention. |
| 83. | strange | Unusual or hard to explain. |
| 84. | studious | Eager to study or learn. |
| 85. | tantalizing | Temptingly interesting but elusive. |
| 86. | tempted | Drawn to know or try. |
| 87. | thirsty for knowledge | Very eager to learn. |
| 88. | unaccountable | Difficult to explain or justify. |
| 89. | uncommon | Not often seen or found. |
| 90. | unexpected | Not anticipated or predictable. |
| 91. | unexplained | Not yet accounted for. |
| 92. | unfamiliar | Not known or recognized. |
| 93. | unusual | Not common or expected. |
| 94. | wacky | Funny or very odd. |
| 95. | weird | Very odd or strange. |
| 96. | wide-eyed | Wondering and eager to learn. |
| 97. | wondering | Thinking with curiosity or doubt. |
| 98. | wonderstruck | Filled with fascinated amazement. |
| 99. | zany | Comically strange or unusual. |
| 100. | zealous | Intensely eager and committed. |
