Vocab Tone Words

Question 0

Apathetic

Answer 0

Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

Question 1

Accusatory

Answer 1

Charging of wrong doing

Question 2

Awe

Answer 2

Solemn wonder

Question 3

Bitter

Answer 3

Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

Question 4

Cynical

Answer 4

Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

Question 5

Condenscension

Answer 5

A feeling of superiority

Question 6

Callous

Answer 6

Unfeeling insensitive to feelings

Question 7

Contemplative

Answer 7

Studying, thinking, reflecting on the issue

Question 8

Critical

Answer 8

Finding fault

Question 9

Choleric

Answer 9

Hot – tempered, easily angered

Question 10

Contemptuous

Answer 10

Showing or feeling that something is worthless; lacking respect

Question 11

Caustic

Answer 11

Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

Question 12

Conventional

Answer 12

Lacking spontaneity, originality and individuality

Question 13

Disdainful

Answer 13

Scornful

Question 14

Derisive

Answer 14

Ridiculing, mocking

Question 15

Didactic

Answer 15

Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

Question 16

Earnest

Answer 16

Intense, a sincere state of mind

Question 17

Erudite

Answer 17

Learned, polished, scholarly

Question 18

Fanciful

Answer 18

Using the imagination

Question 19

Forthright

Answer 19

Directly frank without hesitation

Question 20

Gloom

Answer 20

y darkness, sadness, rejection

Question 21

Haughty

Answer 21

Proud and vain to the point of arrogance

Question 22

Indignant

Answer 22

Marked by anger aroused by injustice

Question 23

Intimate

Answer 23

Very familiar

Question 24

Judgmental

Answer 24

Authoritative and often critical

Question 25

Jovial

Answer 25

Happy

Question 26

Lyrical

Answer 26

Expressing inner feelings, emotional, full of images, songlike

Question 27

Matter – of – fact

Answer 27

Accepting of conditions not fanciful or emotional

Question 28

Mocking

Answer 28

Treating with contempt or ridicule

Question 29

Morose

Answer 29

Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

Question 30

Malicious

Answer 30

Purposely hurtful

Question 31

Objective

Answer 31

Unbiased view

Question 32

Optimistic

Answer 32

Hopeful, cheerful

Question 33

Obsequious

Answer 33

Polite and obedient only for Hope of gain or favor

Question 34

Patronizing

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Air of condescension

Question 35

Pessimistic

Answer 35

Seeing the worst side of things

Question 36

Quizzical

Answer 36

Odd, eccentric, amusing

Question 37

Ribald

Answer 37

Offensive in speech, gesture

Question 38

Reverent

Answer 38

Treating a subject with honor, respect

Question 39

Ridiculeing

Answer 39

Slightly contemptuous banter

Question 40

Reflective

Answer 40

Illustrating innermost thoughts

Question 41

Sarcastic

Answer 41

Sneering, caustic

Question 42

Sardonic

Answer 42

Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

Question 43

Sincere

Answer 43

Without deceit or pretense, genuine

Question 44

Solemn

Answer 44

Deeply earnest, grave

Question 45

Sanguine

Answer 45

Optimistic, cheerful

Question 46

Whimsical

Answer 46

Odd, clear, fantastic