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Tone Words. Rachel Stuart English-6 th 3-21-11. Benevolent. C haracterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. Synonym: Kind. Compassionate. to have compassion for; pity. Synonym: caring. Complimentary.

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  1. Tone Words Rachel Stuart English-6th 3-21-11

  2. Benevolent • Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. • Synonym: Kind

  3. Compassionate • to have compassion for; pity. • Synonym: caring

  4. Complimentary • Of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering. • Synonym: praiseful

  5. Forthright • Going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken. • Synonym: Straight forward

  6. Serene • Calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled. • Synonym: calm

  7. Sympathetic • Characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate. • Synonym: kindly

  8. Objective • Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal. • Synonym: Goal

  9. Bewildered • Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. • Synonym: Confuse

  10. Condescending • Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority. • Synonym: act, move

  11. Desolate • Barren or laid waste; devastated. • Synonym: Abandon

  12. Haughty • disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant ; supercilious. • Synonym: prideful

  13. Indignant • Feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base. • Synonym: incensed

  14. Melancholy • a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. • Synonym: sad

  15. Mocking • to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt , or derision. • Synonym: disrespectful

  16. Ominous • portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening. • Synonym: forbidding

  17. Pessimistic • pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy. • Synonym: demoralized

  18. Severe • harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. • Synonym: intense

  19. Solemn • grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks. • Synonym: grave

  20. Somber • gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway. • Synonym: drab

  21. Suspicious • tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. • Synonym: mistrustful

  22. Irreverent • not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply. • Synonym: disrespectful

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