AP English 3 tone words

Diamond started to fight back, pointing an accusatory finger at the Bank of England.

South of the border in England, polls show people are largely apathetic.

After all these years of writing about technology I’m still in awe of GPS. Forbes (Sep 10, 2012)

Emotions will swirl among Huskies fans still bitter over the coach’s unceremonious departure two years ago. Washington Post (Sep 14, 2012)

Saint-Saëns was on speaking terms with practically all of them, even if his prickly temperament and caustic wit tended to discourage close friendships. New York Times (Jul 20, 2012)

Walter could become Mike: callous, ethically detached, emptied of emotion safe for the occasional biting wisecrack. Salon (Jul 24, 2012)

Jonathan, choleric with indignation, stood by his desk, clenching his hands. Mills, Weymer Jay

“George was my little friend,” McCartney recalled many years later, with fond condescension.

Commissioned officers also may not use contemptuous words against senior officials. New York Times (Apr 6, 2012)

The very notion flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Scientific American (Sep 19, 2012)

Botros remembers Nakoula signing on to his online chat room and asking critical questions about Islam in 2005. Salon (Sep 18, 2012)

Well, people have always been skeptical if not cynical about political leaders. Washington Post (Aug 23, 2012)

Many stories, too, are so highly improbable as to bring a grin of derision to the young reader's face before he has gone far. Mears, James R.

Didactic, self-righteous and smug, full of easy slogans, this sort of art leaves people just as boxed in as the systems it supposedly critiques. New York Times (Jan 9, 2012)

She returned at once to her brusqueness, cutting off gratitude with some ironical or disdainful speech. Palacio Vald?s, Armando

But his earnest followers, including a death-row lawyer and a morbidly obese young woman, are sympathetic, highly stressed Americans who pour out their troubles. Seattle Times (Aug 30, 2012)

He was recognized early as a prodigy, paid to give erudite speeches on free enterprise and constitutional limits while still in high school. New York Times (Jul 30, 2012)

One can only laugh at such fanciful follies. Westbrook, Richard B.

Obama's forthright comments on Citizens United were not replicated in other policy areas, however.

Benjamin was sullenly resentful still; Mrs. Lewis haughty and indifferent. Wood, Mrs. Henry

“There’s no number?” he sputters, incredulous at the thought. Slate (May 29, 2012)

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday the scandal had made him "very indignant." New York Times (Apr 26, 2012)

"I was very touched that she knew such important little intimate details about his life and death and our story," Ms. Thompson said.

Mr. Prentice, delighted to be restored to favour after his recent disgrace, was jovial and cheering. Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)

I did, however, examine my haul—turning the bags over in my hands and reading the lyrical descriptions printed on each. Slate (Sep 5, 2012)

He was very matter-of-fact and businesslike about things. Salon (Sep 5, 2012)

Over gaseous, melancholy synths Ms. Ware unfurls her tale heavily.

Protests have erupted in several countries in response to an amateur video mocking Islam.

He was never jolly now, but always discontented, and generally querulous, morose, or violently angry. Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)

He argued that Francis was malicious because he repeated the threats last week in an interview on "Good Morning America." Seattle Times (Sep 10, 2012)

They tested the four guitars using both objective and subjective measures of tone quality while a performer played open strings with two different strumming styles. Scientific American (Sep 6, 2012)

Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Webster, Noah

He is patronizing, making Anthony bristle at being treated like a child. New York Times (Jun 14, 2012)

Under more pessimistic forecasts, the decline could last for years. New York Times (Aug 16, 2012)

Some quizzical and curious, some wondering, some laughing at my evident anger, others as if watching for what might come next. Hocking, James

The swimmer said he's retiring after London and has looked like it, appearing relaxed and reflective in interviews. Seattle Times (Aug 4, 2012)

The hall in front of me is hushed, almost reverent.

His books are accessible, with plenty of characters, action and melodrama, and written in colloquial, and at times ribald, language.

But some experts are less sanguine, and questions persist about the safety of using X-ray machines on such a large scale. New York Times (Aug 6, 2012)

There stood, smiling, debonair, sardonic, and—yes—wicked, Count Romanoff. Hocking, Joseph

“For all I know, his desire to work out a solution is quite sincere,” Mr. Putin continued.

Meeting wounded soldiers, the first lady delivers solemn, private hugs.

Before long he dearly wished to shed his whimsical image. New York Times (May 22, 2012)

Yogis are also delving deeper into contemplative practices. New York Times (Jul 20, 2012)

They are not sorry at all, just being sarcastic.