deprecating — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself.
devastating — If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
educated — having undergone education: educated people.
educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
insinuating — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
disseminating — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
