Tone Words

Question 1

impassioned

Answer 1

filled with or showing great emotion

Question 2

laudatory

Answer 2

containing or expressing praise/ commendation

Question 3

whimsical

Answer 3

playfully quaint, especially in an appealing and amusing way

Question 4

reverent

Answer 4

showing or expressing deep praise

Question 5

choleric

Answer 5

bad tempered and irritable

Question 6

belligerent

Answer 6

warlike, hostile and aggressive

Question 7

surly

Answer 7

rude or bad-tempered

Question 8

condescending

Answer 8

acting more superior or better than others

Question 9

indignant

Answer 9

showing anger and annoyance to what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 10

melancholic

Answer 10

causing or expressing an extreme sadness

Question 11

poignant

Answer 11

evoking a keen sense of sadness and regret

Question 12

dejected

Answer 12

depressed in spirits, dishearten

Question 13

morose

Answer 13

characterized or expressing gloom

Question 14

resigned

Answer 14

having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

Question 15

ecstatic

Answer 15

feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness

Question 16

melancholic

Answer 16

causing or expressing an extreme sadness

Question 17

poignant

Answer 17

evoking a keen sense of sadness and regret

Question 18

dejected

Answer 18

depressed in spirits, dishearted

Question 19

morose

Answer 19

characterized by or expressing gloom

Question 20

resigned

Answer 20

having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

Question 21

earnest

Answer 21

serious in intention, purpose, or effort

Question 22

nostalgic

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sentimental or wistful yearning for happiness felt in another time, place or situation

Question 23

wistful

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longing, yearning

Question 24

pedantic

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act of being excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Question 25

admonitory

Answer 25

giving or conveying a warning/reprimand

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disdainful

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showing contempt/lack of respect

Question 27

facetious

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jocular in an often clumsy of inappropriate manner

Question 28

patronizing

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to treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

Question 29

wry

Answer 29

using or expressing dry, usually mocking, humor

Question 30

bantering

Answer 30

talk/exchange remarks in good-humored teasing way