Tone words

Question 0

Accusatory

Answer 0

Charging of wrong doing

Question 1

Accepting

Answer 1

Amenable; open

Question 2

Allusive

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Having reference to something outside of the text

Question 3

Ambiguous

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Having several possible meanings or interpretations

Question 4

Ambivalent

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Unable to make a choice; a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

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Angry

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Feeling or showing anger or strong resentment

Question 6

Apathetic

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Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

Question 7

Apologetic

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Sorry;regretful

Question 8

Audacious

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Extremely bold or daring

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Awe

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Solemn wonder

Question 10

Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

Question 11

Bitter

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Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

Question 12

Callous

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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

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Candid

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Frank; outspoken; open and sincere

Question 14

Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

Question 15

Choleric

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Hot-tempered, easily angered

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Clinical

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Extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic complimentary

Question 17

Condescending

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Showing or implying a feeling of superiority

Question 18

Contemplative

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Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

Question 19

Contemptuous

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Showing or feeling that something is useless

Question 20

Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

Question 21

Critical

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Finding fault

Question 22

Cynical

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Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

Question 23

Derisive

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Ridiculing, mocking

Question 24

Detached

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Uninvolved

Question 25

Didactic

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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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Disdainful

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Scornful

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Dramatic

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Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect

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Dreary

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Sorrowful;sad

Question 29

Earnest

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Intense, a sincere state of mind

Question 30

Ecstatic

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Feeling great rapture or delight

Question 31

Erudite

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Learned, polished, scholarly

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Fond

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Loving; affectionate

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Forthright

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Directly frank without hesitation

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Frivolous

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Self indulgently carefree; unconcerned or lacking any serious purpose

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Giddy

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Frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty

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Gloomy

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Darkness, sadness, rejection

Question 38

Haughty

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Proud and vain to the point of arrogance

Question 39

Indignant

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Marked by anger aroused by injustice

Question 40

Intimate

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Very familiar

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Irreverent

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Critical of what is generally accepted or respected

Question 42

Jocular

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Joking

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Jovial

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Happy

Question 44

Judgmental

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Authoritative and often having critical opinions

Question 45

Lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. In an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Question 46

Lyrical

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Expressing a poets inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like

Question 47

Malicious

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Purposely hurtful

Question 48

Matter-of-fact

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Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

Question 49

Melancholy

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Soberly thoughtful; pensive

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Mocking

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Treating with contempt or ridicule

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

Question 52

Nostalgic

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A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in ones life; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

Question 53

Objective

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An unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside

Question 54

Obsequious

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Polite and obedient in order to gain something

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Optimistic

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Hopeful; cheerful

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Patronizing

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Air of condescension

Question 57

Perceptive

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Having it showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition

Question 58

Persuasive

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Convincing

Question 59

Pessimistic

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Seeing the worst side of things; no hope

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Poignant

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Profoundly moving; emotionally touching

Question 61

Quizzical

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Odd, eccentric, amusing

Question 62

Reflective

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Illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions

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Restrained

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Controlled

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Reverent

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Treating a subject with honor and respect

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Ribald

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Offensive in speech or gesture

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Ridiculing

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Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

Question 67

Sanguineous

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Optimistic; cheerful

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Sarcastic

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Sneering; caustic

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Sardonic

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Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

Question 70

Satiric

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Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

Question 71

Seductive

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Enticing; beguiling; captivating

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Sharp

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Merciless, caustic, or harsh

Question 73

Sincere

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Without deceit or pretense; genuine

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Solemn

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Deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection

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Somber

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Extremely serious; grave

Question 76

Subtle

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Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever or devious

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Sympathetic

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Compassionate

Question 78

Urgent

Answer 78

Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing

Question 79

Vexed

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Angry

Question 80

Vibrant

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Vigorous; energetic; vital

Question 81

Whimsical

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Odd, strange, fantastic; fun

Question 82

Zealous

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Ardently active, devoted, or diligent

Question 83

Provocative

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Inciting, irritating, or vexing

Question 84

Complimentary

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Expression of praise, commendation, or admiration