Tone Words

Question 1

Lugubrious

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Looking or feeling sad

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Turgid

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Swollen or congested

Question 3

Zealous

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Having or showing zeal. Being passionate or fervent

Question 4

Didactic

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Intended to teach people a moral lesson

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Indignant

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Feeling anger or resentment due to unfair treatment

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Bombastic

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Pompous / inflated / high sounding / conceded

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Colloquial

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Casual , informal

Question 8

Condescending

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Stooping low to ones level but acting with superiority

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Benevolent

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Well meaning / good person

Question 10

Droll

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Odd in an amusing way

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Sardonic

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Grimly mocking / cynical

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Fervent

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Having or showing great warmth

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Incipid

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Something lacking qualities of being interested (boring / uninterested)

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive. Complying to something even though you might not even agree

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Candid

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Truthful and straight forward ; frank

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Cynical

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Believing people are motivated by self interest

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Irreverent

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Disrespectful

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Vexed

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Annoyed / irritated w/ somebody

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Effusive

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Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval m in an unrestrained manner

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Diffident

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Modest or shy bc of lack of self confidence. Shy ; timid

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esoteric

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Understood by only a small amount of people

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Pedantic

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Someone who is overly concerned in ones literal accuracy, one who is concerned with minute details

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Flippant

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Not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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Wry

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Using dry often mocking humor

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Acerbic

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Bitter or sour

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Caustic

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Very harsh + critical

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Histrionic

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Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to draw attention

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Allusive

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The act of making an indirect reference

Question 29

Abstruse

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Hard to understand

Question 30

Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 31

Patronizing

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Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

Question 32

Patronizing

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Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner