Talking Tone - Set #1 Flashcards by Treg Campbell

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having mixed feelings about someone or something

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ambivalent

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bold; defiant; insolent; shameless

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brazen

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direct; straightforward

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forthright

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indignant; outraged

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incensed

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disinclined to believe; skeptical

A

incredulous

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offensively condescending

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patronizing

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affecting the emotions

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poignant

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making an exaggerated outward show; pompous

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pretentious

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boldly certain of one’s position; not ashamed

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unabashed

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perverse or twisted (as in sense of humor)

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wry

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