Direct Hits Tone/Attitude Vocabulary 6

Question 1

Wistful

Answer 1

longing and yearning, tinged with melancholy (long-lasting sadness) and pensiveness

Question 2

Retrospectives

Answer 2

surveys of past events

Question 3

Earnest

Answer 3

serious in intention or purpose; showing depth and sincerity of feelings

Question 4

Disgruntled, Disconnected

Answer 4

angry; dissatisfied, annoyed; impatient; irritated

Question 5

Authoritative

Answer 5

commaning and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed, based on competent authority

Question 6

Frivolity

Answer 6

the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

Question 7

Frivolous

Answer 7

lacking any serious purpose or value; given to trifling or levity

Question 8

Acerbic, Acrid

Answer 8

harsh, bitter, sharp, cuastic

Question 9

Pungent

Answer 9

sharp

Question 10

Animosity

Answer 10

hatred

Question 11

Solemn, Grave, Somber

Answer 11

not cheerful or smiling; serious; gloomy

Question 12

Inquisitive

Answer 12

curious; inquiring

Question 13

Reflective, Pensive

Answer 13

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought, usually marked by sadness or melancholy

Question 14

Equivocal

Answer 14

ambiguous, open to interpretation, having several equally possible meanings

Question 15

equivocate

Answer 15

to avoid making an explicit statement; to hedge; to use vague or ambiguous language

Question 16

Deferential

Answer 16

respectful, dutiful

Question 17

Stratified

Answer 17

hierarchal, separated into a sequence of social levels

Question 18

Ebullient, elated, Ecstatic, Euphoric, Exuberant

Answer 18

feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph

Question 19

Avenged

Answer 19

taking vengeance or exact satisfaction for

Question 20

Crestfallen

Answer 20

sad and disappointed

Question 21

Benevolent

Answer 21

well-meaning; lindly

Question 22

Malevolent

Answer 22

wishing evil to others, showing ill will

Question 23

Whimsical

Answer 23

playful; fanciful; capricious; given to whimsies or odd notions

Question 24

Vindictive

Answer 24

having a strong desire for revenge

Question 25

Prosaic, Mundane

Answer 25

dull; uninteresting; orindary; commonplace; tedious; pedestrian; vapid; banal; hackneyed; unexceptional

Question 26

Pejorative

Answer 26

negative, disparaging sense

Question 27

Vitriolic

Answer 27

bitter; caustic; acerbic; filled with malice

Question 28

Conciliatory

Answer 28

appeasing; intending to placate

Question 29

Despairing

Answer 29

showing the loss of all hope

Question 30

Inflammatory

Answer 30

arousing; intended to inflame a situation or ignite angry or violent feelings

Question 31

Derogatory

Answer 31

disrespectful

Question 32

Inflammatory Rhetoric

Answer 32

the art of speaking and writing