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Benevolent. Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. Synonym- good, kind, humane, generous, liberal, benign, philanthropic, altruistic. . Compassionate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Benevolent
• Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.
• Synonym- good, kind, humane, generous, liberal, benign, philanthropic, altruistic.
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Compassionate
• Having or feeling deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
• Synonym-pitying, sympathizing, sympathetic, tender.
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Complimentary
• of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering.
• Synonym- commendatory, praising, laudatory.
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Forthright
• going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken.
• Synonym-aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank.
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Serene
• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled.• Synonym-undisturbed, imperturbable,
unperturbed, composed, collected. See peaceful. 2. unclouded.
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Sympathetic
• characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate.
• Synonym-commiserating, kind, tender, affectionate.
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Objective
• something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target.
• Synonym-object, destination, aim. 5. impartial, fair, impersonal, disinterested.
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Bewildered
• completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.• Synonym-mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze,
confound, stagger, muddle.
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Condescending
• showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.
• Synonym-patronizing, disdainful, supercilious.
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Desolate• barren or laid waste; devastated.• Synonym-ravaged. 2. desert. 4. lonesome, lost; miserable,
wretched, woebegone, woeful, inconsolable, cheerless, hopeless. Desolate, disconsolate, forlorn suggest one who is in a sad and wretched condition. The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence: desolate and despairing. The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is unable to be relieved or cheered by them: She remained disconsolate even in the midst of friends. The forlorn person is lost, deserted, or forsaken by friends: wretched and forlorn in a strange city. 6. ravage, ruin. 8. sadden, depress.
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Haughty
• disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious.
• Synonym-lordly, disdainful, contemptuous.
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Indignant
• feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.
• Synonym-angry, resentful, infuriated, mad.
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Melancholy
• a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
• Synonym-1. sadness, dejection, despondency. 2. seriousness. 4. gloomy, despondent, blue, dispirited, sorrowful, dismal, doleful, glum, downcast. 6. serious.
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Mocking
• to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
• Synonym-1. deride; taunt, flout, gibe; chaff, tease. See ridicule. 5. cheat, dupe, fool, mislead.
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Ominous• portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious.• Synonym-Ominous, portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful are adjectives
describing that which forebodes a serious, significant, and often harmful outcome. Ominous, derived from omen “a predictor of outcomes,” usually suggests evil or damaging eventualities: ominous storm clouds; an ominous silence. Portentous, although it may suggest evil results, often stresses a momentous or very important outcome: a portentous moment in history; a portentous escalation of hostilities. Threatening may suggest calamity or great harm but sometimes mere unpleasantness: a threatening rumble from the volcano; A threatening look from his brother caused him to quickly change the subject. Menacing always suggests serious damage as an outcome: a disease menacing the entire population; He advanced with a menacing swagger. Fateful most often stresses the great or decisive importance of what it describes: a fateful encounter between two future leaders; a fateful day that changed our world.
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Pessimistic
• pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy.
• Synonym-despairing, hopeless.
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Severe
• harsh; unnecessarily extreme.• Synonym-2. strict, hard. See stern . 4.
unadorned. 7. demanding, exacting.
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Solemn
• grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood.
• Synonym-1. unsmiling, serious. See grave2 . 2. august, imposing, stately. 4. ritual, ceremonial. 6. devotional, sacred.
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Somber
• gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted.• Synonym-1. dusky, murky, sunless. 3.
lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy.
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Suspicious
• tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable.
• Synonym-1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
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Irreverent
• not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect.
• Synonym- irreligious, impious, profane.