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2nd Tone Words Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| choleric | hot tempered; easily angered |
| condescending | air of superiority; talking down to |
| contemplative | studying, thinking; reflecting on an issue |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless; lacking respect for |
| conventional | lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality |
| critical | finding fault |
| cynical | distrustful; questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
| demoralized | discourage |
| derisive | ridiculing, mocking, insulting & condescending |
| didactic | intending to instruct; preachy |
| diffident | reserved; unassertive |
| disdainful | scornful |
| earnest | heartfelt & serious; intense; a sincere state of mind |
| effusive | overflowing & demonstrative |
| elegiac | sorrowful lamentation |