TONE WORDS Flashcards by Lova Carlsson

Acerbic

Sharp; forthright; biting; hurtful; abrasive; severe. Similar to caustic

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Animated

Full of life or excitement; lively; spirited; impassioned; vibrant

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Apathetic

Showing little or no interest; lacking concern; indifferent; unemotional

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Ardent

Enthusiastic; passionate

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Assertive

Self confident; strong-willed: authoritative; insistent

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Belligerent

Hostile; aggressive; combatant

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Benevolent

Sympathetic; tolerant; generous; caring; well meaning

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Callous

Cruel disregard; unfeeling; uncaring; indifferent; ruthless. A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings

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Candid

Truthful, straightforward, honest, unreserved

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Caustic

Corrosive comments; critical; caustic jokes about political assassination
Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
Similar to Acerbic

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Colloquial

Familiar; Everyday language. Colloquial language is used in informal writing situations and creates a conversational tone.

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Compliant

obeying, flexible; submissive

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Conciliatory

Intended to placate or pacify; appeasing. intended to show that you care about the feelings or opinions of someone who is angry or upset with you

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Condescending

Stooping to the level ofe one’s inferiors; patrionising. The definition of condescending is acting in a way that shows a superior attitude. An example of condescending is a parent who speaks to her grown child as if he were still a toddler.

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Contemptuous

expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt

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Critical

Criticizing, disapproving, finding fault, scathing.

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Cynical

Mocking, scornful for motives of others, hånar mycket / starkt

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Defiant

Obstinate (envis), Argumentative, Contentious =likely to cause disagreement or argument

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Cautionary

Gives warning, raises awareness, reminding

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Demeaning

Disrespectful, undignified

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Derisive

Sarcastic, mocking, scornful

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Detached

Objective, impartial, unfeeling, distant

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Dignified

Serious, respectful, formal, proper

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Diplomatic

Sensitive, thoughtful, tactful, subtle,

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Disheartening

Discouraging, causes someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm, depressing

Disparaging

Dismissive, scornful=hånande, critical, Criticising

Distressing

Heart breaking, Sad, troubling

Docile

Compliant, obeying, Accomodating, adaptable

Earnest

Showing deep feeling, honest,

Evasive

Cryptic, unclear, often passive language "the decision was made"

Facetious

Inappropriate, not showing a serious or respectful attitude,

Farcical

absurd (situations) ludicruos;mocking (of the characters) and

Flippant

superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous (of little weight or importance)

Frank

honest; direct; plain; facts

Ghoulish

delighting in the revolting, showing fascination with death, disease for ex.

Grim

Serious, gloomy, depressing, lacking humour;

Gullible

naive; innocent

Hypercritical

unreasonably critical, hair splitting (small details)

Imploring

pleading, begging "please do this for me"

Impressionable

Trusting; child like (easily influenced)

Inane

Silly; foolish; stupid; nonsensical

Incensed

enraged

Incredulous

Unconvinced; questioning; suspicious

Indignant

Annoyed, angry, dissatisfied

Irreverent

Lacking respect for things that are generally taken seriously

Jaded

Lack enthusiasm; bored; having too much of the same thing

Laudatory

Praising; recommending

Light hearted

Humorous; carefree; relaxed

Macabre

Gruesome(hemsk) horrifying; Frightening

Malicious

Ill-willed; desiring to harm others or to see others suffer

Nasty

Unpleasant; unkind; abusive

Obsequious

Overly obedient/submissive;

Outspoken

Frank, candid

Pathetic

``` miserable Expressing pity (sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others) ```

Patronising

Scornful; Condescending; Pompous; speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:

Pensive

Reflective; Philosophical; contemplative

Pessimistic

Seeing the negative side of things, (not positive)

Pragmatic

Realistic; Sensible

Resentful

Offended; aggrieved; displeased; bitter

Reverent

Showing deep respect and esteem

Righteous

morally right and just; guiltless; pious; god-fearing

Satirical

Making fun to show a weakness; ridiculing (ridiculous);

Sarcastic

Scornful; mocking; ridiculing

Scathing

Critical; harsh; stinging

Scornful

Contemptuous (full of hatred and expressing)

Sensationalistic

provocative; inaccurate; distasteful

Sincere

honest; truthful; earnest

Solemn

not funny; serious; in earnest

Sulking

Bad tempered; grumpy; resentful (mad for being treaten badly); sullen (a sullen pout) (not cheerful)

Tragic

Disastrous; calamitous

Unassuming

modest (shy, doesnt express an opinion) ; self-effacing;

Uneasy

worried; uncomfortable: edgy; nervous

Urgent

Insistent; "this must be done soon"!

Vindictive

(revenge)vengeful; spiteful, unforgiving

Virtuous

lawful; righteous; moral

World-weary

bored (omeone who is world-weary is not enthusiastic about anything, often because they have had too much experience of a particular way of life) ; tired

Wretched

Miserable; depairing; sorrowful; distressed

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