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ELA words. Brett Minor. Benevolent. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude Synonyms  good, kind. Compassionate .

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  1. ELA words Brett Minor

  2. Benevolent • characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude • Synonyms  good, kind

  3. Compassionate • a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. • Synonyms commiseration, mercy

  4. Complimentary • an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration • Synonyms kudos, tribute

  5. Forthright • going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken • Synonym focused

  6. Serene • calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled • Synonyms undisturbed, imperturbable

  7. Sympathetic • harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another • —Synonyms concord, understanding

  8. Objective • something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target • —Synonyms 1. object, destination

  9. Bewildered • to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex • —Synonyms mystify, nonplus

  10. Condescending • showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority • —Synonyms falling, sinking

  11. Desolate • barren or ravage • —Synonyms. • desert laid waste; devastated

  12. Haughty • disdainfully proud; snobbish • —Synonyms • lordly, disdainful

  13. Indignant • feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base • Synonyms angry, resentful

  14. Melancholy • a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged • —Synonyms sadness, dejection

  15. Mocking • to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision. • —Synonyms deride; taunt

  16. Ominous • portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious • —Synonyms Ominous, portentous

  17. Pessimistic • pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy • —Synonyms despairing, hopeless

  18. Severe • harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. • —Synonyms strict, hard

  19. Solemn • grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, theface, speech, tone, or mood • —Synonyms unsmiling, serious

  20. Somber • gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted • —Synonyms dusky, murky

  21. Suspicious • tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable • —Synonyms suspect, dubious

  22. Irreverent • not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect • —Synonyms irreligious, impious, profane

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