Tone Vocabulary #1

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

Question 2

Admonishing

Answer 2

Expressing warning or disapproval in usually an earnest or solicitous way

Question 3

Agitated

Answer 3

Troubled in mind; disturbed and upset

Question 4

Allusive

Answer 4

Characterized by or containing allusion; making implied or indirect references

Question 5

Ambivalent

Answer 5

Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

Question 6

Amiable

Answer 6

Friendly and sociable; generally agreeable

Question 7

Apathetic

Answer 7

Affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy; having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion

Question 8

Ardent

Answer 8

Characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

Question 9

Artificial

Answer 9

Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

Question 10

Audacious

Answer 10

Intrepidly daring; recklessly bold

Question 11

Baffled

Answer 11

Extremely confused or puzzled

Question 12

Bantering

Answer 12

To speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner

Question 13

Bellicose

Answer 13

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Question 14

Bemused

Answer 14

Marked by confusion or bewilderment; dazed

Question 15

Benevolent

Answer 15

Marked by or suggestive of goodwill

Question 16

Bitter

Answer 16

Marked by cynicism and rancor

Question 17

Brash

Answer 17

Uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative; or heedless of the consequences

Question 18

Cajoling

Answer 18

To persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; coax

Question 19

Condemnatory

Answer 19

To declare to be wrong or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation

Question 20

Didactic

Answer 20

Designed or intended to teach

Question 21

Elegiac

Answer 21

Something that expresses similar mournfulness or sorrow

Question 22

Fervent

Answer 22

Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

Question 23

Incisive

Answer 23

Impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)

Question 24

Lugubrious

Answer 24

Exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

Question 25

Pensive

Answer 25

Musingly or dreamily thoughtful

Question 26

Pretentious

Answer 26

Making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)

Question 27

Reminiscent

Answer 27

(of a person or their manner) absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories

Question 28

Sanguine

Answer 28

Marked by eager hopefulness; confidently optimistic

Question 29

Solemn

Answer 29

Formal and dignified