Important Tone Words

Question 1

vexed

Answer 1

annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Question 2

audacious

Answer 2

fearless; showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Question 3

nostalgic

Answer 3

feeling, evoking, or characterized by a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

Question 4

irreverent

Answer 4

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Question 5

facetious

Answer 5

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant

Question 6

colloquial

Answer 6

speaking or writing in an informal way

Question 7

lugubrious

Answer 7

looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 8

incredulous

Answer 8

the inability to believe something; feeling or showing a lack of belief

Question 9

tranquility

Answer 9

the state of being peaceful, calm, or serene

Question 10

contemptuous

Answer 10

showing or expressing disgust; scorn

Question 11

hollow

Answer 11

without significance

Question 12

frivolous

Answer 12

not serious, without merit

Question 13

benevolent

Answer 13

someone or something that is selfless, friendly, and extremely kind to others

Question 14

satiric

Answer 14

being critical or sarcastic about something

Question 15

whimsical

Answer 15

being playful and amusing

Question 16

pedantic

Answer 16

excessively concerned with minor details

Question 17

elegiac

Answer 17

mournful over what has passed or been lost

Question 18

sullen

Answer 18

gloomy or resentfully silent

Question 19

belittling

Answer 19

to make something or someone feel unimportant

Question 20

sanguine

Answer 20

being optimistic or positive, especially in a bad situation

Question 21

supercilious

Answer 21

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is better than everyone else

Question 22

pompous

Answer 22

affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important