Vocabulary Flashcards - Regulars

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formal

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following accepted rules for doing something; proper, legal, or official

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informal

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relaxed in style or feeling; casual

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correspondence

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communication by exchanging letters, emails, texts or other messages

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optimistic

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Seeing the positive in most situations/ seeing the glass "half-full"

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pessimistic

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Seeing the negative in most situations/ seeing the glass "half-empty"

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tone

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the Author or Speaker's attitude/feelings toward a subject

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mood

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the feeling that reader has when reading a text

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theme

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the lesson learned or message of a written work, (the bumper sticker message)

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anticipate

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look forward to it; expect it will happen

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apprehensive

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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen