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Tone Vocab Flashcards

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, gloomy

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Amusing

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Humorously entertaining

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Droll

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Amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous

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Exhortative

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Serving or intended to exhort (to urge, advise, or caution earnestly

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Objective

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Unbiased, factual

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Caustic

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Severely critical or sarcastic

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Imperial

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Domineering in a haughty manner, overbearing

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Ironic

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Using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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Bemused

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bewildered it confused

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Cynical

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Showing contempt for the accepted standards, pessimistic

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Nostalgic

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Exhibiting a sentimental of wistful yearning for past joys

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Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in a doctrine or arrogant manner

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Ambivalence

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Uncertainty, inability to choose between two conflicting things or sides

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Patronizing

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Offensively condescending (ironic)

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Didactic

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Intended for instruction, to teach a moral lesson

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Condescending

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Showing a patronizing descent from dignity

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Insolent

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Boldly rude of disrespectful

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously, amusing

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Antipathy

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A natural or habitual repugnance

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Churlish

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Rude, boorish, mean

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Candid

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Frank, outspoken, sincere, open

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Contentious

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Tending towards argument or strife

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Concerned

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Troubled or anxious; having a connection to

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Turgid

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Complicated, difficult to understand

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Bombastic

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Pretentious, high flown, loud but no substance/meaning/ value

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Satiric

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Uses irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or deriding vice

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Pretentious

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Hinting at something to come

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Colloquial

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Involving or using conversation (not formal or literary)

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Compassionate

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Having a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow

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Flippant

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Frivolously disrespectful, not showing a serious attitude

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Insipid

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Vapid, bland, lacking interest

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Sardonic

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Bitter or scornful, mocking

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Moralistic

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Expressing it conveying truths or counsel as to “correct” conduct

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Irreverent

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Not reverent, deficient in respect

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Sentimental

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dealing with feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way

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Taunting

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Reproachful in a sarcastic manner

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Contemptuous

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Scornful, disrespectful, showing contempt (feeling that something is worthless\scornful)

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Petty

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Has a narrow viewpoint

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Complimentary

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Politely flattering, praising, approving

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with small details (of or like a pendant?)

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