Tone/mood Words Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Apathetic

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Indifferent due lack of energy or concern

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Accusatory

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Charging of wrong-doing; accusing someone of something

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Awe

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With wonder

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Bitter

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Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

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Cynical

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Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

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Condensing

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A feeling of superiority;talking down to the reader

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Callous

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Unfeeling, insensitive to others feelings

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Contemplative

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Studying,thinking,reflecting on a issue

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Critical

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Finding a fault

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Choleric

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Hot tempered,easily angered

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Contemptuous

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Showing or feeling that something is worthless lacks respect

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm

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Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity,originality, and individuality

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Distainful

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Scornful

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Didactic

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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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Derisive

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Ridiculing,mocking

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Earnest

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Intense, sincere state of mind

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Erudite

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Learned polished, scholarly (divergent

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Forthright

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Directly frank with out hesitation

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Gloomy

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Darkness sadness rejection

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Haughty

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Proud and vain to the point of arrogance

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Indignant

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Marked by anger aroused by injustice

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Intimate

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Very familiar

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Judgemental
Authoritative and often having critical opinions
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Jovia
Happy
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Matter-of-fact
Accepting conditions not fanciful or emotional
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Mocking
Treating with contempt or ridicule
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Morose
Gloomy sullen surly despondent
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Malicious
Purposely,hurtful
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Objective
Unbiased view-able to leave personal judgements aside
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Optimistic
Hopeful,cheerful
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Patronizing-air of condescending
Talking down to the reader like a child
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Pessimistic
Seeing the worse side of things no hope
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Reverent
Treating a subject with honor and respect
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Ridiculing
Slightly contemptuous banter making fun of
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Reflective
illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
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Sarcastic
Sneering,caustic
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Satiric
Ridiculing to show week was in order to make a point, teach
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Sincere
Without deceit or pretense; genuine
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Solemn
Deeply earnest,tending toward sad reflection
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Whimsical
Odd,strange, fantastic fun