Tone Words Part 3 Flashcards
unrestrained and excessive in emotional
expression
effusive
of, relating to, or involving mourning or
expressing sorrow
elegiac
involving letters
epistolary
learned; scholarly
erudite
involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually for the dead
eulogistic
beyond earthly happiness
euphoric
tending or intending to evade
evasive
having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
evocative
having expectations
expectant
lightly amusing; unserious; frivolous,
especially at the wrong time
facetious
comedic with high exaggeration
farcical
proud and vain to the point of arrogance
haughty
warmth; intensity of spirit
fervent
lacking in seriousness; disrespectfully casual;
uncaring
flippant
to have inward conviction of
foreboding
frivolous; lighthearted
giddy
in the belief that everything is predetermined
and out of our hands
fatalistic
something serious or solemn
grave
simple and homely
homespun
inclined to attack cherished beliefs and emotions
iconoclastic