Tone Vocabulary Flashcards by Michelle Huang

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amiable

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optimistic, pleasant, polite

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Amused

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Funny, entertaining

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Benevolent

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kindness, out of good will

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elated

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exhilieration, jubilation

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fanciful

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imaginative, fantastical

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Jovial

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Cheerfulness, light heartedness

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reverent

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deep respect, awe, admirable

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aggravated

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irritation, frustration

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belligerent

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hostile, confronting

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whimsical

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playful, imaginative

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brash

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bold, asserting

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choleric

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anger, impatient

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coarse

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rough

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condemnatory

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disapproval, criticism

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distrungled

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resentment, discontent

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facetious

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humor, sarcasm

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haughty

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arrogance, superiority

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indignant

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righteous, anger, displeasure

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snooty

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superiority, elitism

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surly

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rude, ill tempered

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testy

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impatient, irratable

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wrathful

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anger, fury

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caustic

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sarcastic

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contemptuous

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scorn, disrespect

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droll

dry humor, wit

facetious

playful, sarcastic

flippant

causual, lack of seriousness

irreverent

lack of respect for authority

patronizing

attitude of superiority

pompous

exaggerated arrogance

quizzical

curiosity, milk skepticism

ribald

indecent humor

sardonic

mocking, sarcastic

satiric

irony, humor used to ridicule human vices

wry

dry humor, irony, understatement

apprehensive

anxiety, unease

dejected

sadness, dissapointment

foreboding

anticipating

melancholy

deep sadness, sorrow

morose

gloomy, sullen

mournful

sadness, grief

ominous

foreboding, unease

poignant

emotionally touching

staid

seriousness, dignity, adherence to traditions

admonitory

stern warning, reprimand

callous

cold, indifferent

candid

honest, frank

clinical

objective, detached

didactic

informative

earnest

sincerity

fervent

intense passion, enthusiam

forthright

direct, honest

frivolous

lightheaded, carefree

haughty

arrogance

histronic

melodramatic, exaggerated

lyrical

musical, expressive

meditative

introspective, reflection

obsequious

excessive flattery

pretentious

importance, superiority

provocative

stimulates, thought provoking

vexed

irritation, frustration

wistful

longing nostalgia

zealous

enthusiam, passionate