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English
11th Grade
08/21/2011

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apathetic
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-indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
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accusatory
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charging of wrong doing
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awe
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-solemn wonder
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bitter
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-exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
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cynical
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-questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
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condescension; condescending
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-a feeling of superiority
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callous
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-unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
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contemplative
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-studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue
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critical
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-finding fault
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choleric
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-hot-tempered, easily angered
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contemptuous
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-showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect
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caustic
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-intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting
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conventional
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-lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality
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disdainful
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-scornful
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didactic
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-author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
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derisive
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-ridiculing, mocking
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earnest
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-intense, a sincere state of mind
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erudite
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-learned, polished, scholarly
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fanciful
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-using the imagination
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forthright
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-directly frank without hesitation
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gloomy
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-darkness, sadness, rejection
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haughty
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-proud and vain to the point of arrogance
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indignant
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-marked by anger aroused by injustice
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intimate
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-very familiar
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judgmental
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-authoritative and often having critical opinions
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jovial
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-happy
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lyrical
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-expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like
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matter-of-fact--
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accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
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mocking
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-treating with contempt or ridicule
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morose
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-gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
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malicious
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-purposely hurtful
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objective
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-an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside
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optimistic
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-hopeful, cheerful
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obsequious
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-polite and obedient in order to gain something
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patronizing
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-air of condescension
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pessimistic
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-seeing the worst side of things; no hope
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quizzical
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-odd, eccentric, amusing
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ribald
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-offensive in speech or gesture
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reverent
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-treating a subject with honor and respect
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ridiculing
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-slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
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reflective
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-illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
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sarcastic
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-sneering, caustic
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sardonic
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-scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
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satiric
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-ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach
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sincere
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-without deceit or pretense; genuine
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solemn
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-deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection
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sanguineous
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-optimistic, cheerful
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whimsical
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-odd, strange, fantastic; fun
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