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MHS-Stewart-Tone Words Set 2
Terms for PreAP students to use when describing tone in literary passages
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English
10th Grade
08/07/2008

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apathetic
Definition
showing little or no emotion
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callous
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insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
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amiable
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friendly; sociable
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jubilant
Definition
showing great joy, satisfaction
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obnoxious
Definition
objectionable, offensive, or odious
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brash
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hasty, rash, tasteless
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mock-serious
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sarcastic pretended seriousness
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poignant
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affecting or moving the emotions
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candid
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outspoken; open and sincere
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jovial
Definition
hearty, joyous humor
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condescending
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showing patronizing or superior behavior
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caustic
Definition
severely critical or sarcastic
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patronizing
Definition
displaying an offensively condescending manner
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grave
Definition
serious, solemn, sober
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foreboding
Definition
a strong inner feeling of a future misfortune
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learned
Definition
showing learning or knowledge
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pretentious
Definition
assumption of dignity or importance
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nostalgic
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a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
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baffled
Definition
confusion or bewilderment
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belligerent
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combative, quarrelsome, antagonistic
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disdainful
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expressing extreme contempt
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sardonic
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derisive; mocking; cynical
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despairing
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hopelessness
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didactic
Definition
inclined to teach or moralize excessively
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vulgar
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crude; coarse; unrefined
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insipid
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dull; bland
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esoteric
Definition
belonging to the select few
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pedantic
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overly concerned with learning or rules
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bombastic
Definition
language filled with extravagant images--more elaborate then the content justifies
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grotesque
Definition
Outlandish or bizarre in character or appearance
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