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Tone Words. Luis Moreno ELAR 6 3-21-11. Benevolent. Desiring to help others; Charitable humane. Compassionate. having or showing compassion sympathizing. Complimentary. Of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment , often one that is politely flattering. laudatory. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Luis MorenoELAR 63-21-11

Benevolent

• Desiring to help others; Charitable• humane

Compassionate

• having or showing compassion• sympathizing

Complimentary

• Of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering.

• laudatory

Forthright

• going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken

• Focused

Serene

• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled• imperturbable

Sympathetic

• characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate

• commiserating

Objective

• being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions.

• destination

Bewildered

• completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

• mystify

Condescending

• showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

• disdainful

Desolate

• having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn

• lonesome

Haughty

• disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious

• contemptuous

Indignant

• feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

• infuriated

Melancholy

• affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed

• gloomy

Mocking

• to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. • taunt

Ominous

• portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

• menacing

Pessimistic

• pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy

• despairing

Severe

• harsh; unnecessarily extreme• hard

Solemn

• gravely or somberly impressive; causing serious thoughts or a grave mood

• imposing

Somber

• gloomy, depressing, or dismal• mournful

Suspicious

• tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable

• dubious

Irreverent

• not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect

• impious