Tone

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Bitter

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Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

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Ambivalent

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having ”mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action: The whole family was ambivalent about the move to the suburbs. She is regarded as a morally ambivalent character in the play.

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Brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.

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Candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.
informal; unposed: a candid photo.

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Choleric

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Hot tempered, easily angered

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Conciliatory

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to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
to make compatible; reconcile.

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Contentious

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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.

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Cynical

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Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

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Derisive

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Ridiculing, mocking

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Derogatory

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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.

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Desolate

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solitary; lonely: a desolate place.
having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn.
dreary; dismal; gloomy: desolate prospects.

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Diabolic

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having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.

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Disdainful

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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult.

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Ebullient

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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.

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Effusive

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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.

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Empathetic

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the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

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Euphoric

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intensely happy or confident

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Fatalistic

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the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate

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Fervent

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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
hot; burning; glowing.

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Haughty

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disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.

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Holier-than-thou

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Think they’re better than everyone

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Incisive

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penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute: an incisive method of summarizing the issue.
adapted for cutting or piercing.

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Indignant

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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.

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Introspective

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characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.

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Jocund

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cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.

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Lugubrious

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

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Mirthful

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joyous; gay; jolly: a mirthful laugh.

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Objective

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not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.

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Ominous

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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.

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Outspoken

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uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism. free or unreserved in speech.

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Pedantic

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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

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Pensive

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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. | expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.

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Pessimistic

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the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.

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Pithy

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brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.

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Reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. | reluctant or restrained.

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Sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.

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Sardonic

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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.

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Scornful

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open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.

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Solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.

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Terse

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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language. | abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

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Thoughtful nostalgic

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experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.

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Timorous

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full of fear; fearful. subject to fear; timid. characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.

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Vitriolic

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Bitter, something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism.

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Whimsical

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erratic; unpredictable

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Wistful

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characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning. | pensive, especially in a melancholy way.

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Zealous

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ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by, or due to zeal.

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Grim

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stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity. 3. having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance.