Tone Words Flashcards

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apathetic

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indifferent due to the lack of energy or concern

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accusatory

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charging of wrong doing

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awe

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solemn wonder

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bitter

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exhibiting strong animosity as a really of pain or grief

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cynical

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questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

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condescension; condescending

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a feeling of superiority

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callous

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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

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contemplative

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studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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critical

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finding fault

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choleric

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hot tempered. easily angered

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contemptuous

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showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

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caustic

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intense use of sarcasm, stringing, biting

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conventional

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lacking spontaneity, originality, individuality

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disdainful

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scornful

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didactic

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author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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derisive

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ridiculing, mocking

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earnest

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intense, a sincere state of mind

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erudite

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learned, polished, scholarly

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fanciful

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imaginative

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forthright

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directly frank without hesitation

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gloomy

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darkness, sadness, rejection

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haughty

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proud and vain to the point of arrogance

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indignant

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marked by anger aroused by justice

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intimate

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very familiar

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judgemental
authoritative and often having critical opinions
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jovial
happy
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lyrical
expressing a poets inner feeling, emotional
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mocking
treating with contempt or ridicule
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morose
gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
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malicious
purposely hurtful
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objective
unbiased view
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optimistic
hopeful
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obsequious
polite and obedient in order to gain something
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patronising
an air of condescension
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pessimistic
seeing he worst side of things
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quizzical
odd, eccentric
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ribald
offensive in speech
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reverent
treating a subject with honour and respect
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ridiculing
slightly contemptuous banter
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reflective
illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
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sarcastic
sneering, caustic
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sardonic
scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
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satiric
ridiculing to show weakness know order to make a point
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sincere
without deceit or pretence, genuine
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solemn
deeply earnest
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sanguineous
optimistic, cheerful
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whimsical
odd, strange.