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By Caroline Purtle Tone Words
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Benevolent characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings Synonym: good, kind, humane, generous, liberal, benign, philanthropic, altruistic.
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Compassionate having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter. Synonym: pitying, sympathizing, sympathetic, tender
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Complimentary of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering Synonym: commendatory, praising, laudatory.
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Forthright going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense. Synonym: Straight Forward
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Serene calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age. Synonym: undisturbed, imperturbable, unperturbed, composed
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Sympathetic characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy Synonym: commiserating, kind, tender, affectionate
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Objective something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose Synonym: object, destination, aim. 5. impartial, fair, impersonal, disinterested.
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Bewildered to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me Synonym: mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle.
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Condescending showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority Synonym: patronizing, disdainful, supercilious.
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Desolate barren or laid waste; devastated Synonym: ravaged
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Haughty disdainfully proud; snobbish Synonym: lordly, disdainful, contemptuous
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Indignant feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust Synonym: angry, resentful, infuriated, mad
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Melancholy a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged Synonym: sadness, dejection, despondency
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Mocking to attack or treat with ridicule Synonym: deride; taunt, flout, gibe
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Ominous portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening Synonym: portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful
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Pessimistic pertaining to or characterized by pessimism Synonym: despairing, hopeless
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Severe harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism Synonym: strict, hard
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Solemn grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person Synonym: unsmiling, serious
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Somber gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted] Synonym: dusky, murky, sunless
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Suspicious tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable Synonym: suspect, dubious, doubtful.
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Irreverent not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence Synonym: irreligious, impious, profane.
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