Tone Words List 3 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Contentious
Argumentative , quarrelsome
Bantered
Playful conversation , to speak in a teasing manner
Colloquial
Casual speech , slang
Incisive
Penetrating , accurate , sharply focused
Effusive
Expressing feelings of pleasure or approval in an unrestrained manner , gushing
Insipid
Dull, unimaginative , boring
Pedantic
Perfectionist who is concerned with the formal rules , learns from books
Vibrant
Pulsing with energy and life
Lugubrious
Exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
Clinical
Detached , lacing emotion