Tone Words Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Apathetic

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Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

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Accusatory

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Charging of wrong doing

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Awe

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Solemn 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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Condescension

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A feeling of superiority

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Callous

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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

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Contemplative

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Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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Critical

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Finding 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 or lacks respect.

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; stinging; biting.

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Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

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Disdainful

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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, a sincere state of mind

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Erudite

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Learned, polished, scholarly

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Forthright

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Directly frank without 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 by injustice

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Intimate

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Very familiar

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Judgmental
Authorities and often having critical
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Jovial
Happy
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Lyrical
Expressing a poets inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song like
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Matter of fact
accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
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Mocking
Treating without contempt or ridicule
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Morose
Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
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Malicious
Purposely, hurtful
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Objective
An unbiased view-able to leave personal judgements aside.
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Optimistic
Hopeful; cheerful
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Obsequious
Polite and obedient in order to gain something.
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Patronizing
Air of condescension
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Pessimistic
Seeing the worst side of things; no hope
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Quizzical
Odd, eccentric amusing
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Ribald
Offensive in speech or gesture
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Reverent
Treating a subject without honor and respect.
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Ridiculing
Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
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Reflective
Illustrating innermost thoughts
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Sardonic
Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
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Satiric
Ridiculing to show weakness in order to teach a point.