Tone Vocab Flashcards
(24 cards)
Bellicose
favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
Biting
able to grip and impress deeply
Contentious
likely to cause disagreement or argument
Jingoistic
extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
strident
characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
Incensed
portrays anger
Wistful
full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
Maudlin
emotional, weakly, and effusively sentimental
Nolstagic
a yearning for something, usually from the past
Poignant
deeply affecting or hurting feelings, sharp
Quixotic
impractically rash, (Ex:romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action)
Sentimental
marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
Moralistic
characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
Reverent
Being respectful and worshipful
Spiritual
relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit
Worshipful
distinguished and notable
Apologetic
feeling or showing regret, regretfully acknowledging fault or failure
Compliant
To be ready to comply, submissive
Deferential
Showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder
Resigned
to be acceptful of something, feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed
Servile
cowardly submissive, befitting a menial position
Candid
marked by honest sincere expression, free from bias, brutally honest
Frank
Marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
Irreverent
Lacking seriousness, humorous
