Tone and Effect Words

Question 1

Apprehensive

Answer 1

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 2

Blunt

Answer 2

having a worn-down edge or point; not sharp.

Question 3

Brusque

Answer 3

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

Question 4

Ambivalent

Answer 4

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 5

Candid

Answer 5

Truthful and straightforward

Question 6

Choleric

Answer 6

bad-tempered or irritable

Question 7

Conciliatory

Answer 7

to make someone feel better or be less angry by pleasing acts

Question 8

Contentious

Answer 8

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Question 9

Derisive

Answer 9

expressing contempt or ridicule, teasing

Question 10

Derogatory

Answer 10

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

Question 11

Desolate

Answer 11

(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

Question 12

Diabolical

Answer 12

having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked

Question 13

Ebullient

Answer 13

Cheerful and full of energy

Question 14

Effusive

Answer 14

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Question 15

Elated

Answer 15

ecstatically happy.

Question 16

Euphoric

Answer 16

characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness

Question 17

Fatalistic

Answer 17

The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.

Question 18

Fervent

Answer 18

having or displaying a passionate intensity.

Question 19

Foreboding

Answer 19

fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

Question 20

Grave

Answer 20

serious or taken seriously

Question 21

Grim

Answer 21

forbidding or uninviting.

Question 22

Haughty

Answer 22

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Question 23

Incisive

Answer 23

(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

Question 24

Incredulous

Answer 24

unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 25

Indignant

Answer 25

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 26

Introspective

Answer 26

the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes

Question 27

Jocund

Answer 27

cheerful and lighthearted

Question 28

Lugubrious

Answer 28

looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 29

Melancholy

Answer 29

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Question 30

Mirthful

Answer 30

full of mirth; merry or amusing.

Question 31

Objective

Answer 31

(of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Question 32

Ominous

Answer 32

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

Question 33

Pedantic

Answer 33

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Question 34

Pensive

Answer 34

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

Question 35

Pessimistic

Answer 35

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Question 36

Reticent

Answer 36

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Question 37

Sanguine

Answer 37

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Question 38

Sardonic

Answer 38

grimly mocking or cynical

Question 39

Serene

Answer 39

calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

Question 40

Tender

Answer 40

very loving and gentle : showing affection and love for someone or something.

Question 41

Terse

Answer 41

sparing in the use of words; abrupt. | "a terse statement"

Question 42

Thoughtful nostalgic

Answer 42

Remembering something happy from the past

Question 43

Timorous

Answer 43

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.

Question 44

Vitriolic

Answer 44

filled with bitter criticism or malice

Question 45

Wistful

Answer 45

having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.