Tone Flashcards
Apathetic is:
Lack of feeling or care entirely.
Accusatory is:
Pointing or blaming; accusing
Awe is:
Stricken with wonder and amazement
Bitter is:
Showing hostility as a result of pain or suffering
Cynical is:
To question the goodness of an individual
Condescending is:
A feeling of superiority amongst others
Contemplative is:
Always or often in thought, reflecting on an issue.
Critical is:
To be harsh, crude, or overly judgmental
Choleric is:
Easily tempered, angered by a lot.
Contemptuous is:
Showing or feeling something is worthless
Caustic is:
Stinging sarcasm
Conventional is:
Lacking spontaneity
Disdainful is:
Scornful and belittling
Didactic is:
Erudite and smart
Derisive is:
Ridiculing and mocking
Earnest is:
Intense and sincere state of mind
Erudite is:
Learned, polished, and scholarly
Fanciful is:
Using imagination and whimsy
Forthright is:
Without hesitation, to be frank
Aloof
Lazy, nonresponsive
Dissident
Differing in opinion
Effusive
To show great emotion and enthusiasm
Effervescent
Bubbly, happy, light hearted and lively
Vulgar
Crude, crass, rude, disgusting
Patronizing
To be condescending or to talk with a superior heir
Contentious
Inclined to quarrel over small matters
Diffident
Lacking confidence
Disingenuous
Lacking in candor or being too frank
Incensed
To inflame with anger or indignation
Gauche
Lacking social experience or grace
Disdainful
With condescension
Effervescent
Bubbly and full of vigor
Iconoclastic
Characterized by an attack on beliefs
Disconcerting
Feeling unsettling, to unnerve
Furtive
To avoid notice or attention
Facetious
Treating serious issues with humour and joviality.
Duplicitous
Deceitful
Elegiac
Having a mournful quality
Empathetic
To be relatable and emotional
Insipid
Without distinctive qualities, vapid
Austere
Rigorously self disciplined, strict
Pertinacious
Stubborn or resolute
Contemptuous
Showing disdain or disrespect
Desultory
Lacking in consistency, or random
Hubristic
Excessive pride or self confidence
Bellicose
Eager to fight, with moxie
Churlish
difficult to work with, or stubborn
Contumacious
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
Droll
Oddly amusing
Capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:
Dogmatic
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
Contrarian
a person who takes an opposing view, especially one who rejects the majority opinion, as in economic matters.
Credulous
willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
Beguilling
To trick or mislead
Vehement
characterized by rancor or anger; violent: with great passion
Candid
frank, outspoke, open, sincere
Deferential
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
Ambivalent
Unable to pick one or another.
Ebullient
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited:
Evasive
Tending to seek to evade, characterized by evanescence and elusive acts
Exigent
Urgent, requiring immediate aid
Benign
Having a kind disposition, gracious
Fanatical
motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
Flippant
Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, lacking seriousness
Fervent
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
Frivolous
characterized as a lack of seriousness
Garrulous
excessively talking, rambling, about unimportant matters
Importunate
urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
Incisive
penetrating, biting, cutting, trenchant
Acrimonious
caustic, stinging, bitter in nature.
Jejune
without interest or significance. juvenile.
Inflammatory
tending to cause anger or hostility.
Laissez-faire
the theory or system of government that upholds the autonomous character of the economic order, believing that government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs.
Laudatory
containing or expressing praise
Kowtowing
to act in an obsequious manner (chinese custom)
Contrite
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
Censorious
severely critical, fault-finding.
Enigmatic
resembling an enigma. Perplexing, mesmerizing, confusing
Mordant
sharply caustic, stinging, biting
Omnipotent
almighty in power, God
Reticent
disposed to be silent, reserved
Smug
Confident in one’s ability to a haughty degree
Conciliatory
Overcome with distrust or hostility
Nihilistic
embracing anarchy or destruction
Pedantic
Ostentatious in one’s learning, concerned with minute details
Solicitous
Anxious or concerned
Fawning
To seek notice or favor be servile demeanor
Insouciant
Free from concern or worry
Pompous
Lofty display of superiority
Turgid
inflated, overblown, pompous, bombastic
Unctuous
characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
Boorish
Unmannered, crude, or insensitive
Pious
Pertaining highly to religion
Colloquial
Familiar or slang diction
Scornful
derisive, contemptuous
Volatile
Liable to change
Prudent
showing care for the future
Incendiary
Designed to cause fires
Fastidious
Pertaining to detail
Fecund
Able to produce growth
Hedonistic
Pleasurable, self indulgent
Gratuitious
Free of charge, given for no reason
Hindrance
A burden set on someone
Imbroglio
A confusing situation
Impeccable
Flawless
Onerous
Extremely difficult, requiring strenuous effort
Opulent
Rich, luxurious
Palatable
Pleasing to taste
Predilection
A certain preference or liking of something
Reprehensible
Requiring condemnation or censure
Sedulous
showing diligence
Soporific
Inducing sleep