Tone Words Flashcards

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation/ doubtful or uncertain

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amused/amusing

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agreeable, pleasing, entertaining, cause pleasure

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apprehensive

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anxious, fearful, uneasy about the future

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4
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arrogant

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having of displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or importance

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audacious

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fearless, often recklessly daring, bold

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bantering

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good-humored, playful

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candid

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unprejudiced, impartial, open & sincere

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caustic

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cutting

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9
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condescending

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displaying a patronizingly superior attitude

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confused

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unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence

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contented

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satisfied with things the way they are.

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critical

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inclined to judge severely and find fault

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cynical

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showing that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns

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detached

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separated, disconnected, aloof or impartial

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disappointed

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thwarted in hope, desire, or expectation

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disdainful

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despise, reject as beneath oneself

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factual

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real, provides facts

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flippant

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disrespectful levity or casualness, pert.

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elagiac

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expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past

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horrific

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terrifying

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timorous

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funny, witty

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impartial

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unprejudiced, not biased

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irate

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extremely angry, enraged

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mournful

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sorrowful,sadness, melancholy

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ominous

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menacing, threatening

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pedantic

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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms,

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persuasive

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intended or having the power to induce action or belief

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poignant

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affecting or moving the emotions

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reflective

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deeply or seriously thoughtful

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regretful

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sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done

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reverent

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deeply respectful

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satiric

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sardonic, ironical, taunting, cutting, mordant, biting

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skeptical

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doubtful, apprehensive in agreement

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wry

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devious in course or purpose; misdirected