Tone set 5 and 6 Flashcards

1
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Having an undue fascination with oneself; vain

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Narcissistic

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2
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Ostentatious in ones learning; didactic

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Pedantic

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3
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An exchange of light playful teasing remarks

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Bantering

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4
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Frivolously disrespectful shallow or lacking seriousness

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Flippant

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5
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Amusing humorous lacking serious intent

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Facetious

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6
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Tending to arouse anger hostility passion

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Inflammatory

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7
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Bitterly or sneering distrustful contemptuous or pessimistic

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Cynical

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8
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Remarkably clear and direct sharp keen acute

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Incisive

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9
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Contemptuous; disdainful

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Scornful

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10
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Lacking proper respect profane

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Irreverent

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11
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Meant for only the select few who have special knowledge private secret

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Esoteric

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12
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Indecent obscene lewd crude coarse unrefined

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Vulgar

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13
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Lacking in freshness excessive repetition

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Trite

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14
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Not clear or plain not clear to the understanding hard to perceive

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Obscure

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15
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Rural unsophisticated rustic

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Provincial

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16
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Carefully distinct exact

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Precise

17
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Inoffensive language substituted for language considered offensive or harmful

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Euphemistic

18
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Pretentious; inflated; high flown

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Bombastic

19
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Fantastically ugly or absurd bizarre

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Grotesque

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