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Tone and Effect Words Flashcards

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Apprehensive

A

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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Blunt

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having a worn-down edge or point; not sharp.

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Brusque

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abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Candid

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Truthful and straightforward

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Choleric

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bad-tempered or irritable

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Conciliatory

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to make someone feel better or be less angry by pleasing acts

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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Derisive

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expressing contempt or ridicule, teasing

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Derogatory

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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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Desolate

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(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

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Diabolical

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having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked

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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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Elated

A

ecstatically happy.

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Euphoric

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characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness

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Fatalistic

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The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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Foreboding

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fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

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Grave

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serious or taken seriously

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Grim

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forbidding or uninviting.

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Haughty

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arrogantly superior and disdainful

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Incisive

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(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

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Incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Indignant

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

26
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Introspective

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the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes

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Jocund

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cheerful and lighthearted

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Lugubrious

A

looking or sounding sad and dismal

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Melancholy

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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

30
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Mirthful

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full of mirth; merry or amusing.

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Objective

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

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Ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

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Pedantic

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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

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Pensive

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

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Pessimistic

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tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.

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Sanguine

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

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Sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical

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Serene

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calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

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Tender

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very loving and gentle : showing affection and love for someone or something.

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Terse

A

sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

“a terse statement”

42
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Thoughtful nostalgic

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Remembering something happy from the past

43
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Timorous

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

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Vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice

45
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Wistful

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having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

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