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ELA words. Brett Minor. Benevolent. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude Synonyms  good, kind. Compassionate . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ELA wordsBrett Minor

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Benevolent

• characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude

• Synonyms good, kind

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Compassionate

• a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.

• Synonyms commiseration, mercy

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Complimentary

• an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration

• Synonyms kudos, tribute

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Forthright

• going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken

• Synonym focused

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Serene

• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled

• Synonyms undisturbed, imperturbable

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Sympathetic

• harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another

• —Synonyms concord, understanding

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Objective

• something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target

• —Synonyms 1. object, destination

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Bewildered

• to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex• —Synonyms

mystify, nonplus

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Condescending

• showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

• —Synonyms falling, sinking

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Desolate

• barren or ravage• —Synonyms. • desert laid waste; devastated

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Haughty

• disdainfully proud; snobbish• —Synonyms • lordly, disdainful

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Indignant

• feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

• Synonyms angry, resentful

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Melancholy

• a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged

• —Synonyms sadness, dejection

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Mocking

• to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

• —Synonyms deride; taunt

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Ominous

• portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

• —Synonyms Ominous, portentous

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Pessimistic

• pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy

• —Synonyms despairing, hopeless

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Severe

• harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.

• —Synonyms strict, hard

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Solemn

• grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood

• —Synonyms unsmiling, serious

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Somber

• gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted• —Synonyms

dusky, murky

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Suspicious

• tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable

• —Synonyms suspect, dubious

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Irreverent

• not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect

• —Synonyms irreligious, impious, profane


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