Talking Tone - Set #7 Flashcards

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave

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audacious

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grave; serious; simple; sober; solemn; without excess

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austere

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involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject

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burlesque

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gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily

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credulous

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aloof; disinterested; uninvolved

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detached

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foolish or inane; silly

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fatuous

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disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant; snobbish

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haughty

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lacking ideas, sense or significance

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inane

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pretending to be staid with a look or act

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mock-serious

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energetic; vigorous

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vibrant

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