TONE Flashcards
Abashed
ashamed or embarrassed; also, disconcerted
Abhorring
to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, or detest.
Abstruse
difficult to understand
Absurd
ridiculous; silly
Accusatory
a tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense
Acerbic
tone of harshness or severity.
Acrimonious
angry and bitter
Admonishing
cautioning, reproving or scolding; especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding
Adoring
to regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor
Affectionate
showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love
Affectation
speech or writing that is artificial
Ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
Ambivalent
uncertainty or fluctuation, or do two opposite or conflicting things.
Amused
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
Animated
vigorous or spirited
Annoyed
to be irritated or bothered by something or someone
Antagonistic
acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly.
Anxious
full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager.
Apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive
Apologetic
containing an apology or excuse for a fault
Appreciative
feeling or expressing a feeling of gratitude
Apprehensive
fearful or uneasy about something that might happen
Approving
to speak or think favorably of, to judge favorably
Ardent
characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce
Arrogant
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.
Audacious
bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless.
Authoritarian
Authoritarian
Baffled
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex
Bantering
playful conversation
Belligerent
warlike; given to waging war
Bemused
bewildered, confused, lost in thought; preoccupied
Benevolent
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Bewildered
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
Biting
sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone.
Bitter
characterized by intense antagonism or hostility
Blithe
joyous, merry in disposition; glad; cheerful.
Blunt
abrupt in manner; obtuse
Bold
not hesitating or fearful in the face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring.
Boorish
possessing boring nature; tedious
Brisk
quick and active; sharp and or stimulating
Brusque
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
Burlesque
an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
Calm
free from excitement or passion; tranquil
Candid
frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward.
Capricious
flighty; led by whims; erratic
Casual
without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand.
Caustic
making harsh, corrosive comments.
Celebratory
seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned
Censorious
severely critical; faultfinding
Ceremonial
of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual
Cheerful
characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness.
Cheery
in good spirits
Choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible
Churlish
critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way.
Cliché
an overused expression or idea.
Clinical
extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.
Colloquial
characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal.
Comforting
soothing in time of distress or conflict
Comic
funny; humorous
Commanding
imposing; having an air of superiority.
Compassionate
having or showing compassion
Complex
characterized by a very complicated or involved form.
Complicated
complex; unusually involved or tedious
Complimentary
conveying, or expressing a compliment.
Conceited
having an excessively favorable opinion of one’s self or abilities.
Concerned
interested, or having a connection or involvement.
Conciliatory
to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease
Condemnatory
to express strong disapproval
Condescending
showing or implying a sense of superiority; talking down to others.
Confounded
to cause to be confused or perplexed.
Confute
to prove to be incorrect or wrong.
Contemptuous
scornful, showing contempt or disdain.
Contented
satisfied, ready to accept; willing.
Contentious
argumentative, quarrelsome.
Conversational
spoken exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings.
Critical
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity.
Curt
rudely brief in speech or abrupt; brief; concise; terse; laconic.
Cynical
bitterly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic; sneering.
Demanding
calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing
Depressed
gloomy, morose; dejected; downcast.
Derisive
characterized by or expressing contempt; mocking.
Derogatory
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory.
Despairing
to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat; defeatist
Desperate
having an urgent need, desire.
Detached
impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased/ not concerned; aloof.
Diabolic
devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked
Didactic
intended for instruction; instructive.
Diffident
lacking confidence in one’s own ability, or worth; timid; shy.
Direct
proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating.
Disappointed
depressed or discouraged by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations.
Disbelieving
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in
Disdainful
expressing contempt or disdain
Disgusted
to excite nausea or loathing in. To offend the taste or moral sense of.
Disrespectful
showing a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
Disturbed
marked by symptoms of mental illness
Dogmatic
asserting opinions in a strict, arrogant manner; opinionated.
Domineering
overbearing; tyrannical.
Doubtful
uncertain outcome or result.
Dramatic
of or pertaining to drama; excessively confrontational.
Dreary
causing sadness or gloom.
Dubious
questionable motives, inclined to doubt.
