Tone/Attitude Words Part 1

Question 0

apathetic

Answer 0

indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

Question 1

accusatory

Answer 1

charging of wrong doing

Question 2

awe

Answer 2

solemn wonder

Question 3

bitter

Answer 3

exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

Question 4

cynical

Answer 4

questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

Question 5

condescension; condescending

Answer 5

a feeling of superiority

Question 6

callous

Answer 6

unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

Question 7

contemplative

Answer 7

studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

Question 8

critical

Answer 8

finding fault

Question 9

choleric

Answer 9

hot-tempered, easily angered

Question 10

contemptuous

Answer 10

showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

Question 11

caustic

Answer 11

intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

Question 12

conventional

Answer 12

lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

Question 13

disdainful

Answer 13

scornful

Question 14

didactic

Answer 14

author attempts to educate or instruct reader

Question 15

derisive

Answer 15

ridiculing, mocking

Question 16

earnest

Answer 16

intense, a sincere state of mind

Question 17

erudite

Answer 17

learned, polished, scholarly

Question 18

fanciful

Answer 18

using the imagination

Question 19

forthright

Answer 19

directly frank without hesitation

Question 20

gloomy

Answer 20

darkness, sadness, rejection

Question 21

haughty

Answer 21

proud and vain to the point of arrogance

Question 22

indignant

Answer 22

marked by anger aroused by injustice

Question 23

intimate

Answer 23

very familiar