tone vocab

Question 1

apprehensive

Answer 1

uneasy or fearful about a future event

Question 2

bewildered

Answer 2

completely puzzled or confused

Question 3

brusque

Answer 3

abrupt, blunt, rough

Question 4

candid

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frank, open, honest, straightforward

Question 5

choleric

Answer 5

extremely irritable, easily angered

Question 6

conciliatory

Answer 6

make compatible, overcome distrust

Question 7

contentious

Answer 7

tending to argue, causing arguement

Question 8

cynical

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distrusting, bitter

Question 9

derisive

Answer 9

mocking

Question 10

derogatory

Answer 10

lessen the reputation of a person or thing

Question 11

diabolic

Answer 11

having devilish qualities

Question 12

ebullient

Answer 12

overflowing with enthusiasm

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effusive

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pouring out, overflowing

Question 14

empathetic

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relating to others thoughts or feelings

Question 15

euphoric

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intensely happy or confident

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fatalistic

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acceptnce of inevitable events

Question 17

fervent

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great warmth of spirit, feeling, enthusiastic

Question 18

foreboding

Answer 18

strong inner feeling of a future misfortune

Question 19

grave

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serious, dull, somber

Question 20

haughty

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disdainfully proud, arrogant, snobbish

Question 21

holier-than-thou

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obnoxiously religious

Question 22

incisive

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clear, direct, keen, sharp

Question 23

incredulous

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skeptical, showing disbelief

Question 24

indignant

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strong displeasure at something offensive

Question 25

introspective

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act or process of looking into oneself

Question 26

jocund

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cheerful, merry, glad

Question 27

lugubrious

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mournful, gloomy, dismal, exaggerated

Question 28

melancholy

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gloomy state of mind, soberly thoughtful

Question 29

mirthful

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joyous, jolly

Question 30

objective

Answer 30

something your efforts are meant to accomplish

Question 31

ominous

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foreboding, threatening

Question 32

pedantic

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overly concerned with minute details

Question 33

pensive

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dreamy, wistful, thoughtful

Question 34

pessimistic

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only expecting bad outcomes

Question 35

pithy

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brief, forceful, meaningful in expression

Question 36

reticent

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reluctant, restrained

Question 37

sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic

Question 38

sardonic

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mocking, bitter, scornful

Question 39

scornful

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full of acorn, derisive, contemptuous

Question 40

serene

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calm, peaceful, cleae, fair, tranquil

Question 41

terse

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brief, concise, curt

Question 42

thougtful nostalgic

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yearning for a happier time

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timorous

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full of fear, timid

Question 44

vitriolic

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severe in effect

Question 45

whimsical

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erratic, fanciful notion

Question 46

wistful

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pensive in a melancholy way

Question 47

zealous

Answer 47

devoted, enthusiastic

Question 48

ambivalent

Answer 48

mixed feelings, unsure