Tone Vocab

Question 1

Lugubrious

Answer 1

Mournful, dismal, gloomy

Question 2

Amusing

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Humorously entertaining

Question 3

Droll

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Amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous

Question 4

Exhortative

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Serving or intended to exhort (to urge, advise, or caution earnestly

Question 5

Objective

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Unbiased, factual

Question 6

Caustic

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Severely critical or sarcastic

Question 7

Imperial

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Domineering in a haughty manner, overbearing

Question 8

Ironic

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Using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Question 9

Bemused

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bewildered it confused

Question 10

Cynical

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Showing contempt for the accepted standards, pessimistic

Question 11

Nostalgic

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Exhibiting a sentimental of wistful yearning for past joys

Question 12

Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in a doctrine or arrogant manner

Question 13

Ambivalence

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Uncertainty, inability to choose between two conflicting things or sides

Question 14

Patronizing

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Offensively condescending (ironic)

Question 15

Didactic

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Intended for instruction, to teach a moral lesson

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Condescending

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Showing a patronizing descent from dignity

Question 17

Insolent

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Boldly rude of disrespectful

Question 18

Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously, amusing

Question 19

Antipathy

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A natural or habitual repugnance

Question 20

Churlish

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Rude, boorish, mean

Question 21

Candid

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Frank, outspoken, sincere, open

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Contentious

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Tending towards argument or strife

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Concerned

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Troubled or anxious; having a connection to

Question 24

Turgid

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Complicated, difficult to understand

Question 25

Bombastic

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Pretentious, high flown, loud but no substance/meaning/ value

Question 26

Satiric

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Uses irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or deriding vice

Question 27

Pretentious

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Hinting at something to come

Question 28

Colloquial

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Involving or using conversation (not formal or literary)

Question 29

Compassionate

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Having a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow

Question 30

Flippant

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Frivolously disrespectful, not showing a serious attitude

Question 31

Insipid

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Vapid, bland, lacking interest

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Sardonic

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Bitter or scornful, mocking

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Moralistic

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Expressing it conveying truths or counsel as to "correct" conduct

Question 34

Irreverent

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Not reverent, deficient in respect

Question 35

Sentimental

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dealing with feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way

Question 36

Taunting

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Reproachful in a sarcastic manner

Question 37

Contemptuous

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Scornful, disrespectful, showing contempt (feeling that something is worthless\scornful)

Question 38

Petty

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Has a narrow viewpoint

Question 39

Complimentary

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Politely flattering, praising, approving

Question 40

Pedantic

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Overly concerned with small details (of or like a pendant?)