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Tone Words Flashcards

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Patronizing

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To treat with a kindness that portrays superiority

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Plaintive

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Sad or melancholy

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Languid

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Showing little spirit

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Sardonic

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Irony;mockery;sarcasm

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Simpering

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Smirk;grin

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Wistful

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Nostalgic

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Elegiac

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Having a mournful quality

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with disrespectful humor

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