Tones Flashcards

(53 cards)

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Accusatory

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Charging of wrongdoing

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Arrogant

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Over-confident, cocky

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Appreciative

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Grateful, thankful

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Accepting

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Tolerant, compliant

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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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Callous

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Unfeeling, insensitive to others feelings

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; stinging,biting

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Celebratory

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Triumphant, praising, uplifting

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Choleric

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Hot-tempered, easily angered

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Condescension

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Condescending, a feeling of superiority

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Contemplative

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Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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Contemptuous

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Showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

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Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity, origionality, and individuality

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Critical

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Finding fault

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Cynical

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Questions the basic sincerity and basic goodness of people

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Derisive

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Ridiculing, mocking

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Didactic

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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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Disdainful

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scornful

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Earnerst

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Intense, a sincere state of mind

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Erudite

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Learned, polished, scholary

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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
Proud and vain to the point of arrogance
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Hostile
Aggressive, unreceptive, unsympathetic
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Indignant
Marked by anger aroused by injustice
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Inimate
Very familiar
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Jovial
Happy
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Judgemental
Authoritative and often having critical opinions
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Lyrical
Expressing a poets inner feelings; emotional; full of imagery; song like
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Malicious
Purposefully hurtful
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Matter-of-Fact
Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
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Mocking
Treating with contempt or ridicule
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Morose
Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
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Objective
An unbiased view able to leave personal judgements aside
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Obsequious
Polite and obedient in order to gain something
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Optimistic
Hopeful and cheerful
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Pathetic
Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
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Patronising
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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Reverent
Treating a subject with honour and respect
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Ribald
Offensive in speech or gesture
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Ridiculing
Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
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Reflective
Illustrating innermost thoughts and emotion
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Sanguineous
Optimistic, cheerful
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Sarcastic
Sneering, caustic
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Sardonic
Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
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Satiric
Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach
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Sincere
Without deceit or pretence; genuine
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Solemn
Deeply earnest, tending toward sad refelction
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Whimsical
Odd, strange, fantastic, fun