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Words To Describe An Author's Tone Flashcards

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Acerbic

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  • sharp
  • forthright
  • biting
  • hurtful
  • abrasive
  • severe
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Aggrieved

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  • indignant
  • annoyed
  • offended
  • disgruntled
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Ambivalent

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  • having mixed feelings
  • uncertain
  • in a dilemma
  • undecided
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Apathetic

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  • showing little interest
  • lacking concern
  • indifferent
  • unemotional
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Ardent

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  • enthusiastic
  • passionate
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Assertive

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  • self-confident
  • strong-willed
  • authoritative
  • insistent
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Belligerent

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  • hostile
  • aggressive
  • combatant
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Benevolent

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  • sympathetic
  • tolerant
  • generous
  • caring
  • well-meaning
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Candid

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  • truthful
  • straightforward
  • honest
  • unreserved
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Caustic

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  • negative and bitter
  • usually when the author or character has an issue with something or someone
  • making biting, corrosive comments
  • critical
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Cautionary

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  • gives warning
  • raises awareness
  • reminding
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Colloquial

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  • familiar
  • everyday language
  • informal
  • casual
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Compassionate

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  • sympathetic
  • empathetic
  • warm-hearted
  • tolerant
  • kind
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Compliant

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  • agree or obey rules
  • acquiescent
  • flexible
  • submissive
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Conciliatory

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  • intended to placate/pacify
  • appeasing
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Condescending

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  • patronizing
  • stooping to the levels of one’s inferiors
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Contemptuous

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  • showing contempt
  • scornful
  • insolent
  • mocking
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Demeaning

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  • disrespectful
  • undignified
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Derisive

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  • snide
  • sarcastic
  • mocking
  • dismissive
  • scornful
  • expressing contempt or ridicule
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Diplomatic

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  • tactful
  • subtle
  • sensitive
  • thoughtful
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Disparaging

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  • dismissive
  • critical
  • scornful
  • expressing something is little worth
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Docile

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  • compliant
  • submissive
  • deferential
  • accommodating
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Earnest

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  • showing deep sincerity or feeling
  • serious
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Evasive

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  • ambiguous
  • cryptic
  • unclear
  • directed towards avoidance
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Facetious

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  • inappropriate
  • flippant
  • being humorous in a serious situation
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Farcical

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  • ludicrous
  • absurd
  • mocking
  • highly un probable
  • humorous
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Flippant

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  • superficial
  • glib
  • shallow
  • thoughtless
  • frivolous
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Formal

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  • respectful
  • stilted
  • factual
  • following the rules/styles accepted
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Ghoulish

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  • delighted in the revolting or the loathsome
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Hypercritical

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  • unreasonably critical (like to the extremes sorta thing)
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Imploring

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  • pleading
  • begging
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Inane

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  • silly
  • foolish
  • stupid
  • nonsensical
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Indignant

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  • annoyed
  • angry
  • dissatisfied
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Ironic

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  • opposite of what is meant
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Irreverent

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  • lacking respect for things that are generally taking seriously
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Laudatory

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  • praising
  • recommending
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Macabre

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  • gruesome
  • horrifying
  • frightening
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Narcissistic

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  • self-admiring
  • selfish
  • boastful
  • self-pitying
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Nostalgic

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  • thinkin/reminiscing on the past
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Objective

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  • without prejudice
  • without discrimination
  • fair
  • based on fact
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Obsequious

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  • over obedient and/or submissive
  • fawning
  • groveling
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Pensive

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  • reflective
  • introspective
  • philosophical
  • contemplative
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Pragmatic

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  • realistic
  • sensible
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Reverent

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  • showing deep respect and esteem
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Satirical

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  • making fun of showing weakness
  • ridiculing
  • derisive
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Sensationalistic

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  • provocative
  • inaccurate
  • distasteful
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Subjective

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  • prejudiced
  • biased
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Unassuming

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  • modest
  • self-effacing
  • restrained
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Vindictive

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  • vengeful
  • spiteful
  • bitter
  • unforgiving
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World-Weary

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  • bored
  • cynical
  • tired
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Wretched

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  • miserable
  • despairing
  • sorrowful
  • distressed

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