Tone word (test) S.G. Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

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Detached

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separate or disconnected.

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Whimsical

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playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

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Pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

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Condescending

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having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

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Reverent

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feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

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Sympathetic

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feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation

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Patronizing

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apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.

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Belligerent

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hostile and aggressive.

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings, having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

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disinterested

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not invested, not involved, or not biased

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inflammatory

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Intentionally provoking (typically negative) reactions among people

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cynical

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Believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere. (Doubtful of people)

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Ironic

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strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what you expected

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Satirical

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criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point:

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Despairing

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to lose all hope and confidence

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Foreboding

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fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen

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Colloquial

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used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

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Resigned

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having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about.

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Candid

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truthful and straightforward; frank

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Sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical.

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incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Contemplative

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expressing or involving prolonged thought.

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Didactic

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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. to teach rather than to entertain.

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Fatalistic
relating to or characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. (believing in destiny/predestination)
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Contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
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Nonchalant
feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
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bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
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sincere
free from pretense or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.
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Exuberant
filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
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Somber
oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave;gloomy
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Authoritative
gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed. able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable. commanding and self-confident
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Nostalgic
a wistful memory of times that now seem better or simpler.
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informative
To inform;providing useful or interesting information
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Matter-of-fact
not showing emotion especially when talking about exciting or upsetting things
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Bitter
resentful, angry, or disagreeable.