Tone Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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Bewildered

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To be confused

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Brusque

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abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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Candid

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Truthful and straightforward

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5
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Choleric

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bad-tempered or irritable.

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Conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify.

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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Cynical

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In this question, cynical is an adjective that means believing the worst of human nature and motives.

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Derisive

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expressing contempt or ridicule.

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Derogatory

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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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Ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

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Effusive

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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Euphoric

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characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.

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Expectant

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having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting

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Fatalistic

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

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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Foreboding

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fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

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Haughty

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arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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Holier-than-thou

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characterized by an attitude of moral superiority.

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Incisive

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intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

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Incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatmen

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Introspective

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characterized by or given to introspection.

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Jocund

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cheerful and lighthearted.

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Lethargic
affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
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Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal.
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Melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
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Mirthful
merry or amusing.
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Pedantic
of or like a pedant.
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Pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
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Pithy
(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
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Reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
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Sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
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Sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical.
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Serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
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Solemn
not cheerful or smiling; serious.
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Terse
sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
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Timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
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Vitriolic
filled with bitter criticism or malice.
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Ambivalent
Is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards some object
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Whimsical
playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
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Whimsical
playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.