Tone Flashcards

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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2
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Bewildered

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To be confused

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3
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Brusque

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abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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4
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Candid

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Truthful and straightforward

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5
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Choleric

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bad-tempered or irritable.

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6
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Conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify.

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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Cynical

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In this question, cynical is an adjective that means believing the worst of human nature and motives.

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9
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Derisive

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expressing contempt or ridicule.

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10
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Derogatory

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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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Ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

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Effusive

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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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13
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Euphoric

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characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.

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Expectant

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having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting

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15
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Fatalistic

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the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fat

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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17
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Foreboding

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fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

18
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Haughty

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arrogantly superior and disdainful.

19
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Holier-than-thou

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characterized by an attitude of moral superiority.

20
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Incisive

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intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

21
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Incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

22
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Indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatmen

23
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Introspective

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characterized by or given to introspection.

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Jocund

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cheerful and lighthearted.

25
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Lethargic

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affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

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Lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad and dismal.

27
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Melancholy

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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

28
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Mirthful

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merry or amusing.

29
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Pedantic

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of or like a pedant.

30
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Pensive

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

31
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Pithy

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(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.

32
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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.

33
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Sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

34
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Sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical.

35
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Serene

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calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

36
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Solemn

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not cheerful or smiling; serious.

37
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Terse

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sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

38
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Timorous

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showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

39
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Vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice.

40
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Ambivalent

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Is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards some object

41
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Whimsical

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playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

42
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Whimsical

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playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.