Tone Words Flashcards
(124 cards)
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Acerbic
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Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone
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Acrimonious
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Angry and bitter |caustic, biting, or deeply malevolent especially in feeling, language, or manner
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Sardonic
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Disdainfully or skeptically humorous | derisively mocking
Sarcastic
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Maudlin
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Weakly and effusively sentimental
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Poignant
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Painfully or deeply affecting the feelings
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Quixotic
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Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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Bellicose
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To incline to start or begin wars
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Biting
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Able to grip and impress deeply
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Contentious
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Likely to cause disagreement or argument
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Strident
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Characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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Jingoistic
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Extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
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Incensed
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To arouse the extreme anger or indignation
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Vexed
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Annoyance and distress
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Wistful
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Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
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Querulous
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Habitually complaining
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Vitriolic
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Bitterly Harsh or with criticism
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Indignant
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Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
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Introspective
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Characterized by examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings; reflective
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Moralistic
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Characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
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Reverent
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Expressing or characterized by reverence; worshipful; with high status
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Worshipful
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Notable; Distinguished; High rank or distinction
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Admonitory
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Warning
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Hectoring
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A braggart/bully
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Scathing
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Bitterly severe
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Bantering
To speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
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Droll
Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
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Flippant
Lacking of proper respect or seriousness
| Disrespectful
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Wry
Cleverly, and often ironically or grimly humorous
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Aloof
Removed or distant either physically or emotionally
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Impassive
Giving no sign of feeling or emotion
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Imperturbable
Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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Insular
Characteristic of an isolated people
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Placid
Serenely free of interruption or disturbance
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Capricious
Impulsive or unpredictable
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Giddy
Lightheartedly silly or euphoric
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Whimsical
resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change
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Deferential
Showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or and elder
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Resigned
Feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed
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Servile
Meanly or cravenly submissive
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Subservient
Use in an inferior capacity
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Cynical
Having distrust of human nature and motives
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Incredulous
Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true
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Brusque
markedly short and abrupt
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Curt
sparing of words
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Insolent
insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; overbearing
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Petulant
characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor
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Scornful
full of scorn
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Diffident
Hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
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Skittish
Lively or frisky in action; easily frightened
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Barbarous
Lacking culture or refinement; mercilessly harsh or cruel
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Histrionic
Deliberately affected; overly dramatic or emotional
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Candid
Marked by honest sincere expressions
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Elegiac
Expressing sorrow often for something now past
| Sad for the past
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Dour
Stern or harsh
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Lamenting
To mourn aloud; to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively
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Plaintive
Expressive of suffering or woe
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Ambivalent
Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone
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Inscrutable
Not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood
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Incisive
Impressively direct and decisive
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Effusive
Marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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Unflagging
not flagging; tireless
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Vehement
Marked by forceful energy
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Zealous
Marked by a fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or and ideal
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Implacable
Not capable of being appeased, significantly changed or mitigated
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Intractable
Not easily governed, managed, or directed
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Parochial
Or of relating to a church parish; confined or restricted within the borders of a parish (limited in range or scope)
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Pedantic
Narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
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Contemptuous
Manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
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Disdainful
Expressing contempt for something seen as inferior, full of or expressing scorn or disdain
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Haughty
Blatantly and disdainfully proud, acting superior
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Imperious
Marked by arrogant assurance, to be domintary
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Patronizing
Showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others, being condescension
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Pretentious
Making usually unjustified or excessive claims
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Smug
Highly self-satisfied
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Audacious
Intrepidly daring, recklessly bold
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Brash
Done in haste without regard for consequences, lacking restraint and discernment
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Affable
Characterized by ease and friendliness, being at ease in talking to others
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Cajoling
Smooth and gentle persuading, usually to gain something
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Contrite
Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
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Macabre
Having death as a subject, dwelling on the gruesome
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Pretense
unsupported claim, a pretentious act or assertion
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Mock-serious
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Sanctimonious
Hypocritically pious or devout, religious devoted
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Didactic
Designed or intended to teach
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Laudatory
Relating to, or expressing praise
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Resolute
Marked by firm determination
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Esoteric
Requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group
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Grotesque
Absurdly incongruous, bizzare
| Crazy
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Idiomatic
Peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style. Specific
| Specific
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Insipid
Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge. Dull
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Jargon
A strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect (gibberish)
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Latinate
relating to, resembling, or derived from Latin
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Moralistic
characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
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Obscure
not clear, not easily distinguished
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Pedantic
narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
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Picturesque
Charming or quaint in appearance
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Palpable
Capable of being touch, easy to understand
| Understandable
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Idyllic
pleasing look at, simplistic art
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Pastoral
Pleasingly peaceful and innocent
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Prosaic
Characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry, not poetry, factual and unoriginal
| Boring and unoriginal
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Unvarnished
Not adorned or glossed, plain truth
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Laconic
Concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
| Straightup, but weirdly
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Pithy
Consisting of or abounding in pith, forcefully meaningful expression
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Succinct
Compact precise expression without wasted words
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Tactiturn
Temperamentally disinclined to talk
| Quiet
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Terse
Short and sweet elegantly
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Bombastic
Given to literature that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means
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Decorous
Marked by propriety and good taste
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Florid
Of floral or elaborate decoration
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Gothic
Relating to goths, uncouth and barbarous
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Ornate
Elaborately or excessively decorated (fancy)
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Loquacious
Full of excessive talk
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Protracted
To prolong, extend further
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Tangential
Of little relevance, lightly touched upon
| Unimportant
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Verbose
More words than needed, wordy
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Urbane
Notably polite or polished in manner
| Classy
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Impassioned
Showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
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Incisive
Impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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Vociferous
Marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
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Ponderous
Of great weight, clumsy heavy
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Feebleness
Lacking in strength, portraying weakness
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Pedestrian
Basic, commonplace, unimaginative
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Perfunctory
Characterized by routine or superficiality, done mechanically
