Tones Flashcards
Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
Exuberant
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Amiable
Over imaginative and unrealistic
Fanciful
Cheerful and friendly
Jovial
Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph
Jubilant
Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
Reverent
Playfully quaint or fanciful esp. in an appealing and amusing way
Whimsical
Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Apathetic
Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
Arrogant
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Audacious
Hostile and aggressive
Belligerent
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing
Brash
Bad tempered or irritable
Choleric
Rude, crude, vulgar
Coarse
Expressing strong disapproval; censorial
Condemnatory
Angry or dissatisfied
Disgruntled
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Facetious
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Haughty
Feeling or showing or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Indignant
Showing disapproval or contempt towards others
Snooty
Existing or occurring at or on the surface
Superficial
bad-tempered and unfriendly
Surly
Easily irritated
Testy
The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
Bantering
Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
Caustic
Showing contempt; scornful
Contemptuous
Contemptuous; mocking
Cynical
Showing contempt or lack of respect
Disdainful
Curious or unusual in a way that provoked dry humor
Droll
Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
Flippant
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Insolent
Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
Irreverent
Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self important
Pompous
Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
Ribald
Grimly mocking or cynical
Sardonic
Using or expressing dry, esp. mocking humor
Wry
Anxious or fearful that something unpleasant or bad will happen
Apprehensive
Sad and depressed
Dejected
Showing the loss of all hope
Despairing
Fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen
Foreboding
Sullen and ill-tempered
Morose
Threatening; inauspicious; giving the feeling that something bad will happen
Ominous
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Poignant
Formal and dignified
Solemn
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
Staid
Giving a warning or reprimand
Admonitory
Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Callous
Truthful and straightforward
Candid
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as the ulterior motive
Didactic
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
Earnest
Having or displaying a passionate intensity
Fervent
Over theatrical or melodramatic in character or style
Histrionic
Unwilling or unable to believe something
Incredulous
Curious or inquiring
Inquisitive
Closely acquainted; familiar
Intimate
Expressing the writer’s emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way
Lyrical
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Obsequious
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
Pretentious
Tending to remind one of something
Reminiscent
Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate
Restrained
Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
Sentimental
Annoyed, frustrated, worried
Vexed
Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
Wistful
Having or showing great energy
Zealous