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Tone Set 5
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English
11th Grade
07/31/2009

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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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burlesque
Definition
involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject
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flippant
Definition
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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quizzical
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odd, queer, or comical OR questioning or puzzled
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ribald
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indecent; vulgar; obscene; coarsely mocking
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caustic
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severely critical or sarcastic
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sardonic
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mocking; cynical; sneering
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contemptuous
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showing disdain; scornful
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taunting
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to provoke by taunts; twit
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wry
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bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing
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bantering
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light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
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droll
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amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish
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irreverent
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with a lack of respect
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patronizing
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displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
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malicious
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malevolent; spiteful; deliberately harmful
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inert
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inactive or sluggish; lifeless
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sluggish
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lacking in energy; lazy; indolent
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blase
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indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed
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sophisticated
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worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated
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jaded
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worn out or wearied from overuse or over-indulgence
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stoical
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impassive, cool, indifferent
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languid
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inactive, exhausted, listless
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resigned
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submissive, yielding, compliant
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dry
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dull, uninteresting
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monotonous
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lacking in variety
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apathetic
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indifferent or unresponsive
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