Tone Vocabulary

Question 1

A literary composition, in a verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

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Satiric

Question 2

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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Whimsical

Question 3

Possessing or demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; scholarly

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Learned

Question 4

Extremely serious; grave; dull or dark

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Somber

Question 5

A form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices are characteristic of the heroic style.

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Mock-heroic

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in one’s own ability

Question 7

Ironic

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When the outcome of a situation is opposite of what one would expect, usually for humorous or sarcastic effect.

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Restrained

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Holding back or being kept in check.

Question 9

Elegiac

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Expressing sorrow, often for something lost or someone who has past

Question 10

Expressing extreme dislike for something

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Disdainful

Question 11

Experiencing nostalgia; sentimental feeling

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Nostalgic

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive; especially in a dark situation

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Awestruck

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Filled with feelings of fear and wonder

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Absent of emotion; especially when talking about something cheerful or exciting

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Matter-of-fact

Question 15

Wry

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Humorous in a clever and ironic way

Question 16

Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings towards a person, subject, or action

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Ambivalent

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Having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.

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Allusive

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with small details; striving for correctness

Question 19

Characterized or demonstrating strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.

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Indignant

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Bantering

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Good humored or playful in tone; teasing

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Flippant

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Disrespectful, shallow, lacking in seriousness, speaking confidently without knowledge

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Condescending

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To deal with something or someone in a patronizing superior manner.

Question 23

Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; humorous and fun

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Extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic and unemotional

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Clinical

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Mock-Serious

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Pretending to be serious

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Arousing passion or strong emotion; specifically anger

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Inflammatory

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Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

Question 28

A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style.

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Burlesque

Question 29

Fanciful

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Not based on fact; unreal; whimsical