tone words 3 Flashcards
macabre
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially it’s grimmer or uglier aspect
melancholy
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression; sober thoughtfulness; pensive
obfuscatory
confusing and bewildering, often intentionally
obsequious
characterized by or showering servile complaisance or deference; fawning; compliment or deferential
ominous
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
opprobrious
expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive
parochial
very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial
pedantic
narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned; overly concerned with book learning and formal rules
pejorative
having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force
perturbed
showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty; a state of agitated confusion marked by worry and anxiety
pessimistic
marked by a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view
poignant
painfully affecting the feelings; piercing, profoundly moving; touching
polemical
controversial and argumentative
prosaic
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative; straight-forward
prudent
wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgement or common sense
rarefied
extremely high or elevated; lofty; of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group
restive
uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay; resistant to control; stubborn
sardonic
disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively movking
sententious
given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous; abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims; terse and energetic in expression
sober
marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech
strident
characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound; commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality
stupefied
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise; struck dumb with astonishment
whimsical
given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious; playful in an odd and light-hearted way
wistful
full of wishful yearning or longing, often tinged with sadness or melancholy; pensive
wry
dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony
zany
ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish
zealous
marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent
