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Unit 3 TONE Words. Week 7 TONE Words. Erudite ( adj ) – learned, polished, scholarly Indignant ( adj ) – marked by anger aroused by injustice Sanguineous ( adj ) – optimistic, cheerful Reticent ( adj ) – reluctant or restrained. Week 8 TONE Words.
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Week 7 TONE Words • Erudite (adj) – learned, polished, scholarly • Indignant (adj) – marked by anger aroused by injustice • Sanguineous (adj) – optimistic, cheerful • Reticent (adj) – reluctant or restrained
Week 8 TONE Words • Belligerent (adj)-hostile and agressive • Caustic(adj)- severely critical or sarcastic • Facetious(adj)-not meant to be taken seriously or literally; lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing or frivolous • Incredulous(adj)-unwilling or unable to believe in something
Week 9 TONE Words • Acerbic(adj)-sharp and forthright; biting in character or expression • Brusque(adj)-markedly short or abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungraciousness • Choleric(adj)-easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; angry • Cogent(adj)-having power to compel; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason