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TONE Flashcards

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Abashed

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ashamed or embarrassed; also, disconcerted

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Abhorring

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to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, or detest.

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Absurd

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ridiculous; silly

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Accusatory

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a tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense

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Acerbic

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tone of harshness or severity.

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Acrimonious

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angry and bitter

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Admonishing

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cautioning, reproving or scolding; especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding

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Adoring

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to regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor

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Affectionate

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showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love

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Affectation

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speech or writing that is artificial

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Ambiguous

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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

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Ambivalent

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uncertainty or fluctuation, or do two opposite or conflicting things.

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Amused

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pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

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Animated

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vigorous or spirited

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Annoyed

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to be irritated or bothered by something or someone

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Antagonistic

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acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly.

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Anxious

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full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager.

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Apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive

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Apologetic

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containing an apology or excuse for a fault

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Appreciative

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feeling or expressing a feeling of gratitude

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Apprehensive

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fearful or uneasy about something that might happen

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Approving

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to speak or think favorably of, to judge favorably

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Ardent

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characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce

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Arrogant

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making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.

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Audacious

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bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless.

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Authoritarian

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Authoritarian

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Baffled

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to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

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Bantering

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playful conversation

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Belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war

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Bemused

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bewildered, confused, lost in thought; preoccupied

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Benevolent

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Bewildered

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completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

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Biting

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sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone.

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Bitter

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characterized by intense antagonism or hostility

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Blithe

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joyous, merry in disposition; glad; cheerful.

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Blunt

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abrupt in manner; obtuse

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Bold

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not hesitating or fearful in the face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring.

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Boorish

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possessing boring nature; tedious

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Brisk

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quick and active; sharp and or stimulating

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Brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

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Burlesque

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an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity

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Calm

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free from excitement or passion; tranquil

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Candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward.

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Capricious

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flighty; led by whims; erratic

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Casual

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without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand.

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Caustic

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making harsh, corrosive comments.

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Celebratory

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seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned

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Censorious

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severely critical; faultfinding

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Ceremonial

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of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual

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Cheerful

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characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness.

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Cheery

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in good spirits

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Choleric

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extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

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Churlish

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critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way.

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Cliché

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an overused expression or idea.

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Clinical

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extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.

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Colloquial

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characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal.

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Comforting

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soothing in time of distress or conflict

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Comic

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funny; humorous

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Commanding

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imposing; having an air of superiority.

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Compassionate

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having or showing compassion

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Complex

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characterized by a very complicated or involved form.

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Complicated

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complex; unusually involved or tedious

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Complimentary

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conveying, or expressing a compliment.

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Conceited

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having an excessively favorable opinion of one’s self or abilities.

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Concerned

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interested, or having a connection or involvement.

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Conciliatory

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to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease

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Condemnatory

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to express strong disapproval

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Condescending

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showing or implying a sense of superiority; talking down to others.

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Confounded

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to cause to be confused or perplexed.

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Confute

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to prove to be incorrect or wrong.

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Contemptuous

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scornful, showing contempt or disdain.

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Contented

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satisfied, ready to accept; willing.

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Contentious

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argumentative, quarrelsome.

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Conversational

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spoken exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings.

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Critical

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inclined to find fault or to judge with severity.

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Curt

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rudely brief in speech or abrupt; brief; concise; terse; laconic.

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Cynical

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bitterly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic; sneering.

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Demanding

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calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing

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Depressed

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gloomy, morose; dejected; downcast.

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Derisive

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characterized by or expressing contempt; mocking.

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Derogatory

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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory.

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Despairing

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to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat; defeatist

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Desperate

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having an urgent need, desire.

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Detached

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impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased/ not concerned; aloof.

86
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Diabolic

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devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked

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Didactic

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intended for instruction; instructive.

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Diffident

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lacking confidence in one’s own ability, or worth; timid; shy.

89
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Direct

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proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating.

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Disappointed

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depressed or discouraged by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations.

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Disbelieving

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to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in

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Disdainful

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expressing contempt or disdain

93
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Disgusted

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to excite nausea or loathing in. To offend the taste or moral sense of.

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Disrespectful

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showing a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.

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Disturbed

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marked by symptoms of mental illness

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Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in a strict, arrogant manner; opinionated.

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Domineering

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overbearing; tyrannical.

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Doubtful

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uncertain outcome or result.

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Dramatic

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of or pertaining to drama; excessively confrontational.

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Dreary

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causing sadness or gloom.

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Dubious

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questionable motives, inclined to doubt.

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