Tone Words 1-5

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Patronizing

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Treat with an apparent kindest which betrays a feeling of superiority

Question 2

Incredulous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something

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Forthright

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Direct and outspoken

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Unabashed

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Not embarrassed, disconcerted or ashamed

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Wry

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Using or expressing dry; especially mocking humor

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Pretentious

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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed

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Brazen

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Bold and without shame

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings

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Incensed

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Very angry; enraged

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Pragmatic

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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically that is based on practical f

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Pompous

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Affectedly and irritatingly gland (self important )

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Reticent

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Not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at an unfair treatment

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Contemptuous

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Scornful

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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

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Malicious

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Intending or intended to do harm

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Didactic

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Intended to teach

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Seductive

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Enticing

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Whimsical

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Playfully aviant

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Somber

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Gloomy

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Satiric

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The use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule

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Urgent

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Compelling or requiring immediate action or attention

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Mock-Heroic

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Imitating or burlesque for that which is heroic

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in ones own ability; timid, shy

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Ironic

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Using words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning

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Petty

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Of little or no importance

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Elegiac

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Expressing sorrow or lamentation

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Disdainful

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To look up or treat with contempt; despise, scorn

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Lugubrious

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Gloomy

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Insipid

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Lacking figure or zest

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Impartial

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A principle of justice holding that decisions should be headed on an objective criteria

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Moralistic

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Having or showing strong opinions of other people

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Taunting

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Provoke or challenge

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Turgid

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Swollen; pompous,

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Sardonic

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Grimly mocking or cynical, sarcastic

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Insolent

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Showing a rude; arrogant or lack of respect

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Effusive

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Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument

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Narcissistic

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Having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and ones physical appearance

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Pedantic

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A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

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Bantering

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Talk or exchange remarks in a good humors teasing way

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Flippant

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Not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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Inflammatory

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Arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings

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Incisive

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Intelligently analytical and clear thinking

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Cynical

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Believing the people are motivated by self, interest; distrust of human sincerity

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with deliberately inapprotiate humor

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Scornful

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Feeling or expressing contempt or derision

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Irreverent

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Showing a lack of respect for people

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret