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Quarter 1-3 Mood+ Tone Words Flashcards

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Apathetic

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  • Showing no concern, indifferent
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Apprehensive

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  • Uneasy or fearful about a particular situation
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Belligerent

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  • Very hostile
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Candid

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  • Being straightforward, sincere

- Frank

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Cynical

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Not trusting others or their intentions

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Earnest

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Someone w/ serious and intense conviction

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Malevolent

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Wishing the worst for others

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Morose

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  • Gloomily or sullenly ill humored
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Nostalgic

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  • Experiencing wistfulness for the happiness felt in a former period
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Pretentious

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  • Acting like your superior to someone
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Reminiscent

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  • Things that remind you of something
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Solemn

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  • Grave/ sober
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Superficial

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Being near the surface in details and depth of understanding

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Vengeful

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  • Seeking vengeance (harm) on someone
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Whimsical

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  • Whimsy and fanciful notions
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Wrathful

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Very angry

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Zealous

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Full of passion and emotion

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Melancholic

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Gloomy

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Flippant

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  • Frivolously disrespectful
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Callous

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Insensitive

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Fervent

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Showing great warmth/ intensity of spirit

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Ribald

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  • Vulgar/ indecent in speech
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Staid

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Settled/ sedated

Not flighty

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Obsequious

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  • Servile complaisance, fawning

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Didactic

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Intended for instruction

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Droll

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  • Amusing in an odd way
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Accusing

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-Blaming for purposeful negative action

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Brash

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Confident or aggressive in a rude or unpleasant way

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Condemnatory

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Expressing strong disapproval or criticism

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Caustic

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Very harsh and critical

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Frivolous

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  • silly and not serious
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Scornful

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Filled with or showing contempt- feelings that something is beneath your consideration

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Pompous

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Self importance + arrogance

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Insolent

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Rude or impolite

Showing lack of respect

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Haughty

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  • Having great pride in yourself and disdain for others
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Indignant

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  • Being angry because of something unfair or wrong
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Irreverent

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Lacking proper respect or seriousness

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Sentimental

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Having/ showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings

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Detached

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  • Not influenced by emotions or personal interest
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Disdainful

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  • Feeling strong dislike/ disapproval
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Admonitory

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Giving a warning/ reprimand

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Authoritative

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Able to be trusted, reliable

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Choleric

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Extremely irritable/ ill tempered

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Objective

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  • Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
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Surly

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Sullen and grumpy

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate behavior

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Poignant

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  • Evoking sadness or regret
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Inflammatory

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  • Intending to arouse angry/ violent feelings
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Bitter

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  • Salty

- Showing strong hostility and resentment

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Cold

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No emotion

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Contemplative

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Deep consideration

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Forthright

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Being straight to the point

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Impassioned

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Filled with intense feeling or passion

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Outrage

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  • Strong resentment/ anger bc of an injury, insult, or injustice
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Passive

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  • No reaction to something that usually causes a reaction

- Potato

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Reverent

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  • Deep respect tinged with awe

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