Tone Words List 6 Flashcards

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Deprecate

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To speak negatively about someone

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Rescinded

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To change your mind

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Jocular

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Not take things seriously

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Passé

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Out of style or date

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Semantics

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How something is phrased

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Urbane

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Sophisticated , courteous , classy

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Ramshackle

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Poorly maintained or constructed and likely to fall down

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Clandestine

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Hidden , secret

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Pontificated

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To speak about something in a knowing way without qualification

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Marginal

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Not of central importance or relevance

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