Tone and Effect Words Flashcards
Apprehensive
anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Blunt
having a worn-down edge or point; not sharp.
Brusque
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
Ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Candid
Truthful and straightforward
Choleric
bad-tempered or irritable
Conciliatory
to make someone feel better or be less angry by pleasing acts
Contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
Derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule, teasing
Derogatory
showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Desolate
(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
Diabolical
having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked
Ebullient
Cheerful and full of energy
Effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Elated
ecstatically happy.
Euphoric
characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness
Fatalistic
The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
Fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Foreboding
fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.
Grave
serious or taken seriously
Grim
forbidding or uninviting.
Haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful
Incisive
(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Incredulous
unwilling or unable to believe something.
Indignant
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Introspective
the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes
Jocund
cheerful and lighthearted
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
Melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Mirthful
full of mirth; merry or amusing.
Objective
(of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Pedantic
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
Pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Pessimistic
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
Reticent
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical
Serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
Tender
very loving and gentle : showing affection and love for someone or something.
Terse
sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
“a terse statement”
Thoughtful nostalgic
Remembering something happy from the past
Timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
Vitriolic
filled with bitter criticism or malice
Wistful
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
