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Passionate

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having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

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Mocking

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making fun of someone or something in a cruel way.

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Assured

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  1. confident.
  2. protected against discontinuance or change.
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Reasonable

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  1. having sound judgement; fair and sensible.
  2. as much as is appropriate or fair; moderate.
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Impersonal

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not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings.

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Cheerful

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noticeably happy and optimistic.

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Forceful

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strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful.

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Arrogant

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having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.

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Vindictive

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having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

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Calm

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the absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

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Shocked

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  1. surprised and upset.
  2. affected with physiological shock.
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Decisive

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  1. settling an issue; producing a definite result.
  2. having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
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Impartial

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treating all equally, neutral.

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Respectful

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feeling or showing respect.

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Pleading

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the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.

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Sympathetic

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feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy (feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.).

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Apologetic

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expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure.

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Reasonable

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  1. having sound judgement; fair and sensible.
  2. as much as is appropriate or fair; moderate.
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Indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

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Certain

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  1. able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.
  2. specific but not explicitly named or stated.
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Wise

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having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.

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Neutral

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  1. not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
  2. having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features.
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Ingratiating

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intended to gain approval or favour

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Disappointed

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sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one’s hopes or expectations.

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Guarded

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cautious and having possible reservations.

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Rational

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based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

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Balanced

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taking everything into account; fairly judged or presented.

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Objective

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(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

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Confident

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feeling or showing certainty about something.

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Resentful

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feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.

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Cautious

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(of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.

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Tolerant

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showing a willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with.

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Impatient

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having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.

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Aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming.

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Angry

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feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.

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Outraged

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arouse fierce anger, shock.

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Admiring

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characterised by or expressive of admiration or warm approval.

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Bitter

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feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.

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Antagonistic

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showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.

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Forgiving

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ready and willing to forgive.

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Restrained

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emotions kept under control (unemotional/dispassionate)

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Satirical

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containing or using satire (the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people’s stupidity or vices)

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Plaintive

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sounding sad and mournful.

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Authoritative

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  1. able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.
  2. commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed.
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Detached

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separate or disconnected.

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Optimistic

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hopeful and confident about the future.

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Complaining

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the expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

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Sceptical

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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

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Chauvinistic

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displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause or group, in particular showing male prejudice against women.

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Endearing

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inspiring affection.

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Persuasive

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good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

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Quizzical

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(of a person’s expression or behaviour) indicating mild or amused puzzlement.

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Controlled

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not showing emotion; having one’s feelings under control.

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Despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

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Earnest

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resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

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Facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour

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Biting

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(of wit or criticism) harsh or cruel.

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Embittered

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angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly.

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Indifferent

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having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

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Sarcastic

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marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.

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Sensitive

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quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.
- easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes.

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Aggressive

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ready or likely to attack or confront; characterised by or resulting from aggression.
- behaving or done in a determined and forceful way.

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Appalled

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greatly dismayed or horrified.

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Critical

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expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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Insensitive

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showing or feeling no concern for others’ feelings.

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Pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

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Condescending

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having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.

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Cynical

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  1. believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
  2. concerned only with one’s own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them.
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Dogmatic

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inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.

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Admonishing

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warn or reprimand someone firmly.

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Chiding

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critical.

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Judgmental

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having or displaying an overly critical point of view.

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Insulting

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disrespectful or abusive.

VCE 1/2 English (4 decks)

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