Tone Word Definitions

Question 1

Admonitory

Answer 1

Adjective

Warning

Question 2

Baffle

Answer 2

Verb

To confuse, perplex, confound

Question 3

Bantering

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Noun

An exchange of light, playful, teasing, good-natured remarks

Question 4

Burlesque

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Noun
An artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity

Question 5

Candid

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Adjective

Frank, outspoken, honest, sincere

Question 6

Colloquial

Answer 6

Adjective

Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal

Question 7

Compassionate

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Adjective
Showing a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering

Question 8

Contentious

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Adjective

Tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome; causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy

Question 9

Detached

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Adjective

Impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased

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Didactic

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Adjective

Intended for instruction; inclined to teach or lecture other too much

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Diffident

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Adjective

Lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid shy

Question 12

Effusive

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Adjective

Unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

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Exuberant

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Adjective

Effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant

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Facetious

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Adjective

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Question 15

Fanciful

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Adjective

Capricious or whimsical in appearance; imaginary unreal

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Flippant

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Adjective

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

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Incisive

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Adjective

Penetrating cutting biting trenchant; remarkably clear and direct: sharp keen acute

Question 18

Indignant

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Adjective

Feeling characterized by or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust offensive insulting or base

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Insipid

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Adjective

Without distinctive interesting or stimulating qualities; vapid

Question 20

Insolent

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Adjective

Boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

Question 21

Irreverent

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Adjective

Deficient in veneration or respect

Question 22

Lugubrious

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Adjective

Mournful dismal or gloomy especially in an affected exaggerated or unrelieved manner

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Objective

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Adjective

Not influenced by personal feeling interpretations or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased

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Patronizing

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Adjective

Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

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Pedantic

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Adjective

Overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching

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Sardonic

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Adjective

Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical sneering

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Turgid

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Adjective

Inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic

Question 28

Whimsical

Answer 28

Adjective

Unpredictable erratic; given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious