Tone Words: Test August 26

Question 1

Amiable

Answer 1

having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities.
He is an amiable fellow.

Question 2

Enraptured

Answer 2

Delight beyond measure

We were enraptured by her singing.

Question 3

Cordial

Answer 3

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm:

a cordial reception.

Question 4

Amorous

Answer 4

inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:

an amorous disposition.

Question 5

Exuberant

Answer 5

effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.

Question 6

Solicitous

Answer 6

anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person’s health.

Question 7

Whimsical

Answer 7

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.

Question 8

Admonitory

Answer 8

tending or serving to admonish; warning: an admonitory gesture.

Question 9

Blasé

Answer 9

Indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.

Question 10

Stoical

Answer 10

impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.

Question 11

Pensive

Answer 11

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.

Question 12

Imperturbable

Answer 12

incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure

Question 13

Languid

Answer 13

lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.

Question 14

Nonchalant

Answer 14

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.

Question 15

Insinuating

Answer 15

tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.

Question 16

Facetious

Answer 16

lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

Question 17

Ribald

Answer 17

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.

Question 18

Flippant

Answer 18

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.

Question 19

Wry

Answer 19

produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing: a wry remark.

Question 20

Pompous

Answer 20

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.

Question 21

Haughty

Answer 21

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.

Question 22

Droll

Answer 22

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish

Question 23

Insolent

Answer 23

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.

Question 24

Disparaging

Answer 24

that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: disparaging remarks.

Question 25

Resolute

Answer 25

firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.

Question 26

Audacious

Answer 26

extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.

Question 27

Choleric

Answer 27

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.

Question 28

Despondent

Answer 28

feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.

Question 29

Maudlin

Answer 29

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.

Question 30

Vexed

Answer 30

irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks.

Question 31

Impudent

Answer 31

of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.

Question 32

Sententious

Answer 32

abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book. | given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.

Question 33

Belligerent

Answer 33

of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.

Question 34

Plaintive

Answer 34

expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.

Question 35

Boorish

Answer 35

of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.

Question 36

Pedantic

Answer 36

overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

Question 37

Imperious

Answer 37

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.

Question 38

Peremptory

Answer 38

leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.

Question 39

Querulous

Answer 39

characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.

Question 40

Sullen

Answer 40

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

Question 41

Reproachful

Answer 41

full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.

Question 42

Pretentious

Answer 42

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important wait

Question 43

Groveling

Answer 43

to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.

Question 44

Obsequious

Answer 44

characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.

Question 45

Staid

Answer 45

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.

Question 46

Contrite

Answer 46

caused by or showing sincere remorse. | filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.

Question 47

Tremulous

Answer 47

of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.

Question 48

Self-deprecatory

Answer 48

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

Question 49

Docile

Answer 49

easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.

Question 50

Sycophantic

Answer 50

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

Question 51

Fawning

Answer 51

to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor: The courtiers fawned over the king.

Question 52

Servile

Answer 52

characteristic of, proper to, or customary for slaves; abject: servile obedience.