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Tone: stylistic words
part of Doolittle's tone set
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English
11th Grade
07/31/2009

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erudite
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learned or scholarly
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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detached
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not involved or concerned; aloof OR disinterested
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candid
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honest, open, and sincere
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reminiscent
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evocative; reminding one of
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meditative
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contemplative, musing, pensive
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forthright
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going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken
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conventional
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conforming to the standard OR ordinary
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contemplative
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thoughtful, reflective, meditative
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
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histrionic
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deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic
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callous
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insensitive; hardened; unsympathetic
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petty
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showing or caused by meanness of spirit or narrow ideas
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fervent
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow or lamentation
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incisive
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remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; penetrating
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pretentious
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ostentatious display of dignity or importance
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