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English Vocab 1

tone words

QuestionAnswer
baffled to be confused and bewildered by a situation
pensive dreamily thoughtful
melancholic gloomy and sad
festive very happy and joyful
insipid flat, dull, uninteresting, bland
poignant intense, skillful, heartfelt
austere solemn and serious; strict and stern
petulant very irritable or having a bad temper
admonitory expressing warning or caution
contentious competition or dispute; quarrelsome, argumentative
condescendingly acting superiour
indignant expressing anger at something considered unjust or insulting
somber gloomy, depressing, or dismal
apathatic having or showing lilttle or no emotion
urgent calling for immediate attention
flippant frivilously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking seriousness
diabolic devilish, outrageously wicked, cruelty
incensed angered, engraged, furious
sarcastic to ridicule with bitter irony
patronizing displaying an offensive manner, or talking down with kind intent
benevolent desire to help others; kind
ock-heroic immitating one that is heroic
pompous to impress; arrogent in wanting to impress
cunning clever, sly, sharp
elegiac a sorrow or mourning for something passed
elated very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits
brusque abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
taunting a rude remark to anger or hurt somwone
pretentious pretending to sound more important than you are
sympathetic having a pleaseant nature or showing compassion to someone
contemptuous showing an intense feeling of disrespect and dislike; condescending
peevish easily annoyed or ill-tempered
incredulous skeptical; cant beleive because something is incredible
scornful contemptuous, disdain, equal level-not looking down
resigned having or showing patience-almost giving up
wounded impaired, hurt, or suffering injury
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