Tone Vocab

Question 1

Bombastic

Answer 1

Speech or writing hat is meant to sound impressive but ends up as pompous and pretentious

Question 2

Burlesque

Answer 2

Having a mocking treatment of something that is solemn or serious

Question 3

Didactic

Answer 3

When a speaker or author tries to educate or instruct the reader

Question 4

Earnest

Answer 4

With an intense and sincere state of mind

Question 5

Effusive

Answer 5

Expressing feeling of gratitude and happiness in an unrestrained/heartfelt manner

Question 6

Erudite

Answer 6

Learned, polished, scholarly

Question 7

Learned

Answer 7

Scholarly, erudite

Question 8

Moralistic

Answer 8

Characterized by having strong feeling of right and wrong and can come off as judgemental

Question 9

Oppressive

Answer 9

Overwhelming or depressive; burdensome and severe

Question 10

Patronizing

Answer 10

With air of condescension

Question 11

Ribald

Answer 11

Offensive in speech or gesture

Question 12

Romantic

Answer 12

Fanciful, idealistic, unrealistic and impractical

Question 13

Self Righteous

Answer 13

Thinking that your opinions and beliefs are right and others are wrong; narrow mindedly moralistic