Tone

Question 1

Abashed

Answer 1

ashamed or embarrassed; also, disconcerted

Question 2

Abhorring

Answer 2

to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, or detest

Question 3

Abstruse

Answer 3

difficult to understand

Question 4

Absurd

Answer 4

ridiculous; silly

Question 5

Accusatory

Answer 5

a tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense

Question 6

Acerbic

Answer 6

tone of harshness or severity

Question 7

Acrimonious

Answer 7

angry and bitter

Question 8

Admonishing

Answer 8

cautioning, reproving or scolding; especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding.

Question 9

Adoring

Answer 9

to regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor.

Question 10

Affectionate

Answer 10

showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love.

Question 11

Affectation

Answer 11

speech or writing that is artificial.

Question 12

Ambiguous

Answer 12

open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations.

Question 13

Ambivalent

Answer 13

uncertainty or fluctuation, or do two opposite or conflicting things

Question 14

Amused

Answer 14

Pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted

Question 15

Animated

Answer 15

vigorous or spirited

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Annoyed

Answer 16

to be irritated or brothered by something or someone else

Question 17

Antagonistic

Answer 17

acting in opposition; opposing, esp mutually/ hostile; unfriendly

Question 18

Anxious

Answer 18

full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager.

Question 19

Apathetic

Answer 19

having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive.

Question 20

Apologetic

Answer 20

containing an apology or excuse for a faulty.

Question 21

Appreciative

Answer 21

feeling or expressing a feeling of gratitude.

Question 22

Apprehensive

Answer 22

fearful or uneasiness about something that might happen.

Question 23

Approving

Answer 23

to speak or think favorably of, to judge favorably of, to judge favorably

Question 24

Ardent

Answer 24

characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce.

Question 25

Arrogant

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making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearing assuming; insolently proud

Question 26

Audacious

Answer 26

bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless

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Authoritarian

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accustomed to exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial

Question 28

Baffled

Answer 28

to confuse, bewilder, perlex

Question 29

Bantering

Answer 29

playful conversation

Question 30

Belligerent

Answer 30

warlike; given waging war

Question 31

Bemused

Answer 31

bewildered, confused, lost in thought; preoccupied

Question 32

Benevolent

Answer 32

Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

Question 33

Bewildered

Answer 33

completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

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Biting

Answer 34

sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone

Question 35

Bitter

Answer 35

characterized by intense antagonism or hostility

Question 36

Blithe

Answer 36

joyous, merry in disposition; glad; cheerful

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Blunt

Answer 37

abrupt in manner; obtuse

Question 38

Bold

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not hesitating or fearful i he face of danger or rebuff; courageous and daring

Question 39

Boorish

Answer 39

possessing boring nature; tedious

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Brisk

Answer 40

quick and active; sharp and or stimulating

Question 41

Brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

Question 42

Burlesque

Answer 42

an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.

Question 43

Calm

Answer 43

free from excitement or passion; tranquil

Question 44

Candid

Answer 44

frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; striaghtforward

Question 45

Capricious

Answer 45

flighty; led by whims; erratic

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Casual

Answer 46

without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand.

Question 47

Caustic

Answer 47

making harsh, corrosive comments.

Question 48

Celebratory

Answer 48

feeling or expressing happiness and pride; glorify

Question 49

Censorious

Answer 49

severely critical; faultfinding.

Question 50

Ceremonial

Answer 50

of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual.

Question 51

Cheerful

Answer 51

characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness.

Question 52

Cheery

Answer 52

in good spirits.

Question 53

Choleric

Answer 53

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible.

Question 54

Churlish

Answer 54

Critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way

Question 55

Cliche

Answer 55

a overuse expression or idea

Question 56

Clinical

Answer 56

extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.

Question 57

Colloquial

Answer 57

characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal.

Question 58

Comforting

Answer 58

soothing in time of distress or conflict.

Question 59

Comic

Answer 59

funny; humorous

Question 60

Commanding

Answer 60

Imposing; having an air of superioity