Tone Vocabulary Words A-C

Question 1

charging of wrong doing

Answer 1

accusatory

Question 2

serving to warn

Answer 2

admonitory

Question 3

full of allusions

Answer 3

allusive

Question 4

opposing and actively competing with another

Answer 4

antagonistic

Question 5

indifferent due to a lack of energy or concern

Answer 5

apathetic

Question 6

anxious or fearful about the future

Answer 6

apprehensive

Question 7

good-natured teasing or joking

Answer 7

banter

Question 8

charitable

Answer 8

benevolent

Question 9

marked by resentment or cynicism

Answer 9

bitter

Question 10

low comedy

Answer 10

burlesque

Question 11

unfeeling, insensitive to the feelings of others

Answer 11

callous

Question 12

frank, outspoken

Answer 12

candid

Question 13

intense use of sarcasm

Answer 13

caustic

Question 14

hot-tempered, easily angered

Answer 14

choleric

Question 15

purley scientific

Answer 15

clinical

Question 16

may be outdated speech

Answer 16

colloquial

Question 17

may be outdated speech

Answer 17

colloquial

Question 18

pitying

Answer 18

compassionate

Question 19

pitying

Answer 19

compassionate

Question 20

conveying or expressing praise, commendation or admiration

Answer 20

complimentary

Question 21

troubled or anxious

Answer 21

concerned

Question 22

graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one’s dignity

Answer 22

condescending

Question 23

certain

Answer 23

confident

Question 24

studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

Answer 24

contemplative

Question 25

expressing disdain, or scorn, or intence disgust

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contemptuous

Question 26

lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

Answer 26

conventional

Question 27

inclined to judge - severely and find fault

Answer 27

critical

Question 28

denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions

Answer 28

cynical