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Tone words Flashcards

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Accusatory

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Charging of wrong doing

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Accepting

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Amenable; open

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Allusive

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Having reference to something outside of the text

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Ambiguous

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Having several possible meanings or interpretations

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Ambivalent

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Unable to make a choice; a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

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Angry

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Feeling or showing anger or strong resentment

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Apathetic

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Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

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Apologetic

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Sorry;regretful

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Audacious

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Extremely bold or daring

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Awe

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Solemn wonder

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Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Bitter

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Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

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Callous

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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

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Candid

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Frank; outspoken; open and sincere

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

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Choleric

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Hot-tempered, easily angered

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Clinical

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Extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic complimentary

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Condescending

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Showing or implying a feeling of superiority

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Contemplative

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Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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Contemptuous

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Showing or feeling that something is useless

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Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

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Critical

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Finding fault

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Cynical

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Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

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Derisive

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Ridiculing, mocking

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Detached

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Uninvolved

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Didactic

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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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Disdainful

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Scornful

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Dramatic

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Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect

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Dreary

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Sorrowful;sad

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Earnest

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Intense, a sincere state of mind

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Ecstatic

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Feeling great rapture or delight

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Erudite

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Learned, polished, scholarly

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Fond

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Loving; affectionate

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Forthright

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Directly frank without hesitation

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Frivolous

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Self indulgently carefree; unconcerned or lacking any serious purpose

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Giddy

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Frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty

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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 injustice

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Intimate

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Very familiar

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Irreverent

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Critical of what is generally accepted or respected

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Jocular

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Jovial

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Judgmental

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Authoritative and often having critical opinions

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. In an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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Lyrical

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Expressing a poets inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like

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Malicious

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Purposely hurtful

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Matter-of-fact

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Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

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Melancholy

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Soberly thoughtful; pensive

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Mocking

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Treating with contempt or ridicule

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

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Nostalgic

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A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in ones life; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

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Objective

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An unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside

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Obsequious

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Polite and obedient in order to gain something

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Optimistic

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Hopeful; cheerful

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Patronizing

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Air of condescension

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Perceptive

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Having it showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition

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Persuasive

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Convincing

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Pessimistic

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Seeing the worst side of things; no hope

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Poignant

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Profoundly moving; emotionally touching

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Quizzical

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Odd, eccentric, amusing

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Reflective

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Illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions

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Restrained

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Controlled

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Reverent

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Treating a subject with honor and respect

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Ribald

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Offensive in speech or gesture

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Ridiculing

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Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

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Sanguineous

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Optimistic; cheerful

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Sarcastic

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Sneering; caustic

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Sardonic

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Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

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Satiric

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Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

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Seductive

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Enticing; beguiling; captivating

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Sharp

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Merciless, caustic, or harsh

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Sincere

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Without deceit or pretense; genuine

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Solemn

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Deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection

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Somber

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Extremely serious; grave

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Subtle

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Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever or devious

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Sympathetic

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Compassionate

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Urgent

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Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing

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Vexed

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Vibrant

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Vigorous; energetic; vital

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Whimsical

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Odd, strange, fantastic; fun

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Zealous

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Ardently active, devoted, or diligent

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Provocative

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Inciting, irritating, or vexing

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Complimentary

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Expression of praise, commendation, or admiration

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