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Vocabulary List
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Tone Word |
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Apologetic |
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Concerned |
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Nostalgic |
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Yearning |
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Acclamatory |
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Admiring |
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Adoring |
loving |
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Affectionate |
loving |
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Agreeable |
willing
to agree |
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Airy |
fresh,
lively, w/ bit of excitement |
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Amorous |
loving |
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Appreciative |
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Approving |
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Ardent |
passionate |
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Aroused |
excited
(sexually) |
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Beatific |
blissful/happy |
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Blissful |
happy |
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Boastful |
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Caring |
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Cheerful |
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Comforting |
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Complimentary |
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Confident |
certain
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Congratulatory |
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Delighted |
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Desirous |
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Devoted |
loyally
tender about |
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Devout |
sincerely
religious |
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Doting |
excessively
fond of |
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Earnest |
sincere |
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Ecstatic |
intense
delight |
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Elated |
very
happy |
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Enchanted |
happily
hypnotized |
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Eulogistic |
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Euphoric |
excessively
joyous |
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Excited |
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Exhilarated |
full
of life and happiness |
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Exuberant |
extremely
excited |
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Facetious |
amusing,
humorous |
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Fascinated |
attracted
and captivated by |
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Fervent |
passionate |
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Flattering |
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Gushing |
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Heartfelt |
warmly
tender |
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Idolizing |
blindly
adoring |
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Indulgent |
lenient
& giving; permissive |
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Joyous |
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Jubilant |
joyous
& satisfied |
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Laudatory |
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Loving |
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Modest |
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Passionate |
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Playful |
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Praising |
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Respectful |
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Reverent |
deeply
respectful |
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Revering |
respectful
with awe |
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Rhapsodic |
extremely
excited |
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Sentimental |
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Serene |
exuding
tranquility |
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Soothing |
calming
& consoling |
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Sympathetic |
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Tender |
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Venerating |
honoring
with respect & awe |
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Wistful |
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Worshipful |
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Abhorring |
full
of hate |
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Acrimonious |
bitter
& spiteful |
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Aggressive |
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Annoyed |
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Antagonistic |
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Anxious |
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Apathetic |
unconcerned;
indifferent |
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Apprehensive |
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Argumentative |
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Arrogant |
overly
proud; self-important |
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Audacious |
fearless;
rebellious; immodest |
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Belittling |
meanly
critical |
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Belligerent |
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Bitter |
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Bossy |
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Brassy |
harsh
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Broken-hearted |
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Cheerless |
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Cocky |
overly
proud; self-important |
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Cold |
distant;
passionless; unfeeling |
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Condescending |
speaking
down to |
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Contemptuous |
insulting
& sneering |
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Contentious |
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Crabby |
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Cross |
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Cynical |
bitter;
distrustful; pessimistic |
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Dejected |
depressed |
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Depressed |
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Derisive |
insulting
& mocking |
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Derogatory |
putting
down someone/thing |
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Despairing |
hopeless |
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Despising |
full
of hate |
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Despondent |
hopeless
& depressed |
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Detached |
impartial;
not concerned |
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Detesting |
full
of disgust |
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Disapproving |
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Disconsolate |
so
sad cannot be consoled |
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Discouraged |
ready
to give up; without hope |
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Disdainful |
critical;
full of contempt/scorn |
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Disenchanted |
giving
up hope; bitter |
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Disgruntled |
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Disheartened |
depressed |
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Dismissive |
dismissing
from consideration |
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Dispirited |
depressed |
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Displeased |
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Disrespectful |
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Domineering |
overbearing
& aggressive |
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Doubtful |
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Egotistical |
overly
proud; self-important |
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Enraged |
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Exasperated |
frustrated
to the point of giving up |
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Fuming |
angry |
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Furious |
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Gloomy |
sad;
depressed |
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Glum |
sad |
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Grieving |
sad
b/c of loss |
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Haughty |
overly
proud; self-important |
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Haunting |
spooky
& hard to forget |
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Hawkish |
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Homesick |
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Hopeless |
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Hostile |
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Ill-mannered |
impolite;
rude |
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Impertinent |
smart
alecky |
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Impudent |
disrespectful;
rude |
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Inconsiderate |
thoughtless
& therefore rude |
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Indifferent |
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Indignant |
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Infuriated |
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Insensitive |
unfeeling
& therefore often unkind |
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Insolent |
disrespectful;
rude |
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Insulting |
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Irate |
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Irreverent |
disrespectful |
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Irritated |
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Livid |
excessively
angry |
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Lonesome |
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Longing |
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Malevolent |
wishing
evil or harm |
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Malicious |
cruelly
hateful |
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Melancholic |
depressed |
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Miffed |
somewhat
offended |
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Miserable |
extremely
unhappy |
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Mocking |
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Mournful |
sad
b/c of loss |
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Nagging |
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Needling |
pushy
and naggy |
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Obsequious |
sucking
up |
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Obsessive |
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Offended |
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Overbearing |
domineering
& aggressive |
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Patronizing |
speaking down to ( in a fake
nice way) |
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Peeved |
annoyed |
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Pensive |
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Pessimistic |
hopeless |
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Pompous |
showy
with importance |
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Pretentious |
showing
off to the extreme |
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Regretful |
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Resentful |
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Sarcastic |
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Sardonic |
sarcastic |
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Sassy |
disrespectful
& mouthy |
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Saucy |
boldy smart alecky |
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Scoffing |
mocking |
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Scornful |
full
of contempt/disrespect |
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Shameless |
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Skeptical |
distrusting;
non-believing |
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Sneering |
full
of contempt/disrespect |
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Snippy |
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Snobbish |
socially
superior attitude |
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Snooty |
socially
superior attitude |
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Somber |
sad;
depressed; serious |
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Sorrowful |
full
of sadness |
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Surly |
crabby |
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Sycophantic |
sucking
up |
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Temperamental |
irritable;
easily annoyed |
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Testy |
irritated |
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Unsympathetic |
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Uppity |
overly
proud; self-important |
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Wrathful |
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