Tone words Flashcards
Accusatory
Charging of wrong doing
Accepting
Amenable; open
Allusive
Having reference to something outside of the text
Ambiguous
Having several possible meanings or interpretations
Ambivalent
Unable to make a choice; a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
Angry
Feeling or showing anger or strong resentment
Apathetic
Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
Apologetic
Sorry;regretful
Audacious
Extremely bold or daring
Awe
Solemn wonder
Benevolent
Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Bitter
Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
Callous
unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
Candid
Frank; outspoken; open and sincere
Caustic
Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting
Choleric
Hot-tempered, easily angered
Clinical
Extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic complimentary
Condescending
Showing or implying a feeling of superiority
Contemplative
Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue
Contemptuous
Showing or feeling that something is useless
Conventional
Lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality
Critical
Finding fault
Cynical
Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
Derisive
Ridiculing, mocking
Detached
Uninvolved
Didactic
Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
Disdainful
Scornful
Dramatic
Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect
Dreary
Sorrowful;sad
Earnest
Intense, a sincere state of mind
Ecstatic
Feeling great rapture or delight
Erudite
Learned, polished, scholarly
Fanciful
Using the imagination
Fond
Loving; affectionate