Mood of the text Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Ironic

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the use of words to coney the opposite of their literal meaning

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Humorous

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Funny, laughable, comical

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Gay

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merry, cheerful, jolly

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4
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Solemn

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deeply earnest, serious, grave

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5
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Wistful

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pensive, wishful

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romantic

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extravagantly ideal

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religious

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conscientious devotion to topic

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serious

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sober, earnest, sincere

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9
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melancholy

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thoughtfully sad

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sad

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sorrowful, unhappy, dispirited

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Whimsical

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oddly funny

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12
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reminiscent

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things remembered

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13
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sentimental

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cloying or sickening

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14
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pensive

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musing, thoughful

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reverent

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showing respect

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sportive

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reflective

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somber

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sinister

20
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nostalgic

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longing for home or country, or for something that is absent