Tone Words Quiz 5

Question 1

nostalgic

Answer 1

bittersweet longing for the past; homesick

Question 2

obsequious

Answer 2

fawning; exhibiting servile attentiveness

Question 3

ominous

Answer 3

menacing; threatening; foreshadowing harm or evil

Question 4

optimistic

Answer 4

expecting the best; having a positive outlook

Question 5

patronizing

Answer 5

condescending; betraying a feeling of superiority

Question 6

pedantic

Answer 6

excessively scholarly or bookish; ostentatious about one’s learning

Question 7

pensive

Answer 7

dreamily thoughtful, usually marked by some sadness

Question 8

pessimistic

Answer 8

expecting the worst; having a negative outlook

Question 9

petulant

Answer 9

unreasonably ill-tempered; peevish

Question 10

philosophical

Answer 10

calm and stoical in the face of difficulty or disappointment

Question 11

poignant

Answer 11

profoundly moving; evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 12

pompous

Answer 12

self-important

Question 13

pretentious

Answer 13

attempting to impress; full of pretense