Midterm Tone Words Flashcards by Samantha Monroe

annoyed; irritated; exasperated

Aggravated

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Open to more than one interpretation, unclear or doubtful in meaning

Ambiguous

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Agreeably entertained, occupied, or diverted

Amused

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Having a strong feeling or showing annoyance, displeasure, or hostility

Angry

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Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

Apathetic

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Expressing regret for a fault, failure, insult, injury

Apologetic

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Grateful; thankful; showing pleasure, enthusiastic

Appreciative

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Fearful or anxious, especially about the future

Apprehensive

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Haughty, too convinced of one’s own importance

Arrogant

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Having the confident quality of someone who is respected/obeyed by others

Authoritative

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Playful or witty; speaking or discussing in a clever and teasing manner

Bantering

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Nipping; smarting; keen; cutting; sarcastic

Biting

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Resentful, cynical

Biting

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Bare, dreary, dismal

Bleak

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Tired and impatient due to loss or interest, weary of repetition

Bored

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Open and sincere, honest

Candid

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Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

Caustic

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Difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way

Challenging

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Efficient and unemotional; coldly detached; analytical, dispassionate

Clinical

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Feeling or showing concern for others; deeply sympathetic

Compassionate

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Possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

Condescending

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Unable to understand or think clearly; bewildered

Confused

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Scornful; disrespectful

Contemptuous

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Happy and ease; satisfied with things as they are

Contented

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Quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Contentious

Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements, finding fault

Critical

Eager to know or learn something; questioning

Curious

Doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives; distrustful; negative; pessimistic

Cynical

Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection

Depressing

Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

Detached

Instructive, designed to teach

Didactic

Depressed or discouraged by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations

Disappointed

Showing contempt or lack of respect; scornful; aloof

Disdainful

Fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

Disinterested

Sudden and striking; stirring the imagination and emotions deeply

Dramatic

Feeling great rapture or delight

Ecstatic

Emotional excessive; overly demonstrative; overflowing with words or feelings

Effusive

In high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

Elated

Expressing sorrow or lamentation; mourning that which is lost or past

Elegiac

Restricted to or based on evidence

Factual

Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality

Fanciful

Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Flippant

Predicting or sensing danger or evil to come, warning of danger

Foreboding

Causing fear or dread or terror

Horrific

Causing lighthearted laughter and amusement; comic

Humorous

Unbiased; neutral

Impartial

Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

Indifferent

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment, anger at injustice

Indignant

Causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder

Inflammatory

Extremely angry or frustrated; furious

Infuriated

Encouraging; reassuring; motivating the reader to act

Inspirational

Having the attention or curiosity engaged; attentive

Interested

Incensed, enraged

Irate

Using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Ironic

Without due respect or veneration; disrespectful; flippant

Irreverent

Glad, happy

Joyful

Educated, experienced; scholarly; erudite

Learned

Feeling or expressing pensive sadness

Melancholic

Imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic/ordinary subject

Mock-heroic

Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive;’expressing contempt or ridicule

Mocking

Characterized by a narrow and conventional righteous attitude, language attempting to regulate the behavior of others (toward its own definition of correct or moral behavior)

Moralistic

Filled with or evoking sadness

Mournful

Longing for the past

Nolstalgic

Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

Objective

Menacing; threatening, of bad omen

Ominous

Angered at something unjust of wrong; offended or shocked by wanton cruelty or violence

Outraged

Having or expressing strong emotions

Passionate

Treating with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

Patronizing

Characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship; tending to show off one’s learning

Pedantic

Confused; puzzled

Perplexed

Profoundly moving; touching

Poignant

Pompous, self-important

Pretentious

Thoughtful, meditative; marked by deliberate thought

Reflective

Apologetic; remorseful; showing remorse or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Regretful

Regretful; penitent; contrite

Remorseful

Showing honor or high regard; full of, chars timed by, or showing politeness or deference

Respectful

Treating a subject with honor and respect; feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

Reverent

Experiencing or showing unhappiness

Sad

Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt

Sarcastic

Mocking; cynical, sneering, derisive; characterized by bitter or scornful derision

Sardonic

Describes a tone that is academic, learned, and studious

Scholarly

Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness or nostalgia

Sentimental

Solemn; grave

Serious

Causing intense, disgust, horror, etc

Shocking

Lacking seriousness

Silly

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

Skeptical

Gloomy, dark, depressed or melancholy in spirit

Somber

Simple and easy to understand; direct and clear

Straightforward

Astonishing

Suprising

Compassionate; feeling, showing or expressing agreement toward an idea or situation or person

Sympathetic

Menacing; having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

Threatening

Humorous or ironic (statement); not meant to be taken literally

Tongue-in-cheek

Requiring immediate action or attention; imperative or pressing

Urgent

Marked or motivated by odd, fanciful ideas; erratic, unpredictable

Whimsical

Melancholy; pensive; learning, expressing a longing for

Wistful

Twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous; expressing dry, especially mocking humor

Wry