Some Tone Words Flashcards

(16 cards)

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Analytical

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Reasoning

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Admonishing

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Reprimanding; sharp, stern disapproval

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Apathetic and Remiss

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Not caring, negligent.

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Callous

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Without compassion

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Cynical

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Believing in only the worst of human nature or events.

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Detached

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Uninterested or disconnected

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Ebullient

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Full of happy energy

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous(open to having several meanings) , difficult to interpret

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Facetious

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Reacting to a situation with (often inappropriate) humor.

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Incredulous

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Disbelieving

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Jocular and mirthful

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Playful, amusing, lightly and inoffensively humorous.

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Laudatory

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Praising

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Morose

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Gloomy, bad-tempered

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Pedantic

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Intended to instruct or preach, often in an unneeded or annoying way.

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Whimsical

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Fanciful(imaginary), capricious(sudden change), playful