Tone Words 3 & 4 Flashcards
1
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indignant
A
anger at injustice
2
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inflammatory
A
arousing anger
3
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insipid
A
dull or boring
4
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insolent
A
arrogantly rude
5
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irrelevant
A
not pertaining to the matter at hand
6
Q
irreverent
A
showing disrespect
7
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lackadaisical
A
listless (don’t care)
8
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laudatory
A
to praise
9
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lucid
A
rational
10
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lugubrious
A
dole full (sorrow)
11
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matter of fact
A
literal
12
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meditative
A
contemplative
13
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melancholic
A
depressive, very sad
14
Q
mock-heroic
A
imitation of heroic traits
15
Q
mocking
A
jeering
16
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moralistic
A
condemnatory
17
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nostalgic
A
longing for the past
18
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objective
A
unbiased
19
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patronizing
A
condescending
20
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pedantic
A
showing of knowledge
21
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pessimistic
A
believing the worst will happen
22
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petty
A
not caring
23
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piquant
A
intresting
24
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poignant
A
keenly distressing to the feelings
25
pompous
lofty or high-flown
26
pretentious
exaggerated outward show
27
prosaic
commonplace or dull
28
repressive
serving
29
plantive
mournful
30
reigned
predominate
31
sanctimonious
hypocritical
32
sardonic
bitter or scornful
33
satirical
containing irony
34
serene
peaceful, calm
35
reminiscent
awakening memories of something similiar
36
turgid
pompous
37
vexed
annoyed
38
whimsical
unpredictable
39
zealous
eager
