Tone Words Part 5 Flashcards by Austin Brown

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concerned with unimportant details

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pedantic

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dreamily thoughtful

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pensive

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lesser; minor

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petty

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easily irritated or annoyed

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petulant

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strikingly expressive or vivid

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picturesque

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displaying a reverence for God

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pious

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exaggerated show of dignity or importance

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pretentious

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limited in perspective; self-centered

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provincial

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tending to provoke

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provocative

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preoccupied with lewd or lustful thoughts

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prurient

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strict or severe in matters of morality

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puritanical

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held back; deprived

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restrained

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scornfully or cynically mocking; sarcastic

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sardonic

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characterized by satire

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satiric

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aware of oneself as an individual; not confident

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self-concerning

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colored by emotion rather than realism

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sentimental

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pertaining to burial

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sepulchral

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showing doubt

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skeptical

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plain; harsh; bleak or grim

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stark

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having or revealing little emotion

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stolid