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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ELA wordsBrett Minor
Benevolent
• characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude
• Synonyms good, kind
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
Complimentary
• an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration
• Synonyms kudos, tribute
Forthright
• going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken
• Synonym focused
Serene
• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
• Synonyms undisturbed, imperturbable
Sympathetic
• harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another
• —Synonyms concord, understanding
Objective
• something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target
• —Synonyms 1. object, destination
Bewildered
• to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex• —Synonyms
mystify, nonplus
Condescending
• showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
• —Synonyms falling, sinking
Desolate
• barren or ravage• —Synonyms. • desert laid waste; devastated
Haughty
• disdainfully proud; snobbish• —Synonyms • lordly, disdainful
Indignant
• feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
• Synonyms angry, resentful
Melancholy
• a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged
• —Synonyms sadness, dejection
Mocking
• to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
• —Synonyms deride; taunt
Ominous
• portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
• —Synonyms Ominous, portentous
Pessimistic
• pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy
• —Synonyms despairing, hopeless
Severe
• harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
• —Synonyms strict, hard
Solemn
• grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood
• —Synonyms unsmiling, serious
Somber
• gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted• —Synonyms
dusky, murky
Suspicious
• tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable
• —Synonyms suspect, dubious
Irreverent
• not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect
• —Synonyms irreligious, impious, profane