Tone Vocabulary #1 Flashcards
Acerbic
Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone
Admonishing
Expressing warning or disapproval in usually an earnest or solicitous way
Agitated
Troubled in mind; disturbed and upset
Allusive
Characterized by or containing allusion; making implied or indirect references
Ambivalent
Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone
Amiable
Friendly and sociable; generally agreeable
Apathetic
Affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy; having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion
Ardent
Characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
Artificial
Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
Audacious
Intrepidly daring; recklessly bold
Baffled
Extremely confused or puzzled
Bantering
To speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Bemused
Marked by confusion or bewilderment; dazed
Benevolent
Marked by or suggestive of goodwill
Bitter
Marked by cynicism and rancor
Brash
Uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative; or heedless of the consequences
Cajoling
To persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; coax
Condemnatory
To declare to be wrong or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
Didactic
Designed or intended to teach
Elegiac
Something that expresses similar mournfulness or sorrow
Fervent
Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
Incisive
Impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
Lugubrious
Exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
Pensive
Musingly or dreamily thoughtful
Pretentious
Making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)
Reminiscent
(of a person or their manner) absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories
Sanguine
Marked by eager hopefulness; confidently optimistic
Solemn
Formal and dignified
