Tone Words: Test August 26 Flashcards
Amiable
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities.
He is an amiable fellow.
Enraptured
Delight beyond measure
We were enraptured by her singing.
Cordial
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm:
a cordial reception.
Amorous
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
an amorous disposition.
Exuberant
effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
Solicitous
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person’s health.
Whimsical
given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
Admonitory
tending or serving to admonish; warning: an admonitory gesture.
Blasé
Indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
Stoical
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
Pensive
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.
Imperturbable
incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure
Languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
Nonchalant
coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
Insinuating
tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
Facetious
lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.
Ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.
Flippant
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
Wry
produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing: a wry remark.
Pompous
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
Haughty
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
Droll
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish
Insolent
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
Disparaging
that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: disparaging remarks.
Resolute
firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
Audacious
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
Choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.
Despondent
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
Maudlin
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
Vexed
irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks.
Impudent
of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
Sententious
abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
Belligerent
of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.
Plaintive
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
Boorish
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
Pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Imperious
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
Peremptory
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
Querulous
characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.
Sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
Reproachful
full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
Pretentious
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important wait
Groveling
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
Obsequious
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
Staid
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
Contrite
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.
Tremulous
of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
Self-deprecatory
belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
Docile
easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
Sycophantic
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
Fawning
to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor: The courtiers fawned over the king.
Servile
characteristic of, proper to, or customary for slaves; abject: servile obedience.
