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Tone Words. Savannah P ritchard ELAR 6 3-21-11. Benevolent. Desiring to help others; Charitable humane. Compassionate. having or showing compassion sympathizing. Complimentary. Of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment , often one that is politely flattering. Laudatory. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Tone Words

Savannah PritchardELAR 6

3-21-11

BENEVOLENT Desiring to help others; Charitable humane

COMPASSIONATE having or showing compassion sympathizing

COMPLIMENTARY Of the nature of, conveying, or

expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering.

Laudatory

FORTHRIGHT going straight to the point; frank; direct;

outspoken Focused

SERENE calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled imperturbable

SYMPATHETIC characterized by, proceeding from,

exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate

commiserating

OBJECTIVE being the object or goal of one's efforts

or actions. destination

BEWILDERED completely puzzled or confused;

perplexed mystify

CONDESCENDING showing or implying a usually

patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

disdainful

DESOLATE having the feeling of being abandoned by

friends or by hope; forlorn lonesome

HAUGHTY disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully

arrogant; supercilious contemptuous

INDIGNANT feeling, characterized by, or expressing

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

infuriated

MELANCHOLY affected with, characterized by, or

showing melancholy; mournful; depressed

gloomy

MOCKING to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. taunt

OMINOUS portending evil or harm; foreboding;

threatening; inauspicious menacing

PESSIMISTIC pertaining to or characterized by

pessimism; gloomy despairing

SEVERE harsh; unnecessarily extreme hard

SOLEMN gravely or somberly impressive; causing

serious thoughts or a grave mood imposing

SOMBER gloomy, depressing, or dismal mournful

SUSPICIOUS tending to cause or excite suspicion;

questionable dubious

IRREVERENT not reverent; manifesting or

characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect

impious