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Tone Words. Luis Moreno 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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Luis MorenoELAR 63-21-11
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