Tone Words

Question 1

Satiric

Answer 1

a literary composition, in verse or in prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule (H)

Question 2

Whimsical

Answer 2

determined by the chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capriccio (P)

Question 3

Learned

Answer 3

possessing or demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; scholarly (NT)

Question 4

Somber

Answer 4

extremely grave, serious, dull, or dark (NG)

Question 5

Mock-heroic

Answer 5

a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style (The common is made to seem heroic) (H)

Question 6

Diffident

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lacking confidence in ones own ability (NG)

Question 7

Ironic

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When the outcome of the situation is opposite of what one would expect, usually for humorous or sarcastic effect (NT)

Question 8

Restrained

Answer 8

holding back or being kept in check. not saying what one might want to say (NG)

Question 9

Elegiac

Answer 9

Expressing sorrow, often for something lost or someone who has passed (NG)

Question 10

Disdainful

Answer 10

expressing extreme contempt or dislike for something (NG)

Question 11

Nostalgic

Answer 11

experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wishful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation (NT)

Question 12

Sanguine

Answer 12

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (P)

Question 13

Awestruck

Answer 13

filled with feeling of fear and wonder (NT)

Question 14

Matter-of-Fact

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absent of emotion especially when talking about exciting or upsetting information (N)

Question 15

Wry

Answer 15

humorous in a clever/ironic way (H)

Question 16

Ambivalent

Answer 16

simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action (NT)

Question 17

Allusive

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having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions (implying something without actually naming it) (NT)

Question 18

Pedantic

Answer 18

overly concerned with minute details, a narrow focus on the trivial acts of learning. striving for the utmost correctness, eliminating ambiguity (NT ➡ N)

Question 19

Indignant

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characterized or demonstrating strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, insulting, or base (NG)

Question 20

Bantering

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good humor or playful in tone, exchanging teasing remarks (P)

Question 21

Flippant

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness, speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration (N)

Question 22

Condescending

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to deal with something or someone in a patronizingly superior manner (N)

Question 23

Patronizing

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displaying an offensively condescending manner, or assuming a position of superiority (NG)

Question 24

Facetious

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not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing or humorous (H)

Question 25

Clinical

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extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic and unemotional (NT)

Question 26

Mock-Serious

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pretending to be serious (H)

Question 27

Inflammatory

Answer 27

arousing passion or strong emotion, especially anger (NG)

Question 28

Benevolent

Answer 28

characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; charitable (P)

Question 29

Burlesque

Answer 29

a literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style (H)

Question 30

Fanciful

Answer 30

not based in fact, unreal, whimsical (P)