Flashcards in Tones Deck (64)
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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Amiable
1
Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
Exuberant
2
Over imaginative and unrealistic
Fanciful
3
Cheerful and friendly
Jovial
4
Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph
Jubilant
5
Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
Reverent
6
Playfully quaint or fanciful esp. in an appealing and amusing way
Whimsical
7
Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Apathetic
8
Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
Arrogant
9
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Audacious
10
Hostile and aggressive
Belligerent
11
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing
Brash
12
Bad tempered or irritable
Choleric
13
Rude, crude, vulgar
Coarse
14
Expressing strong disapproval; censorial
Condemnatory
15
Angry or dissatisfied
Disgruntled
16
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Facetious
17
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Haughty
18
Feeling or showing or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Indignant
19
Showing disapproval or contempt towards others
Snooty
20
Existing or occurring at or on the surface
Superficial
21
bad-tempered and unfriendly
Surly
22
Easily irritated
Testy
23
The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
Bantering
24
Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
Caustic
25
Showing contempt; scornful
Contemptuous
26
Contemptuous; mocking
Cynical
27
Showing contempt or lack of respect
Disdainful
28
Curious or unusual in a way that provoked dry humor
Droll
29
Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
Flippant
30
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Insolent
31
Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
Irreverent
32
Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self important
Pompous
33
Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
Ribald
34
Grimly mocking or cynical
Sardonic
35
Using or expressing dry, esp. mocking humor
Wry
36
Anxious or fearful that something unpleasant or bad will happen
Apprehensive
37
Sad and depressed
Dejected
38
Showing the loss of all hope
Despairing
39
Fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen
Foreboding
40
Sullen and ill-tempered
Morose
41
Threatening; inauspicious; giving the feeling that something bad will happen
Ominous
42
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Poignant
43
Formal and dignified
Solemn
44
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
Staid
45
Giving a warning or reprimand
Admonitory
46
Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Callous
47
Truthful and straightforward
Candid
48
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as the ulterior motive
Didactic
49
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
Earnest
50
Having or displaying a passionate intensity
Fervent
51
Over theatrical or melodramatic in character or style
Histrionic
52
Unwilling or unable to believe something
Incredulous
53
Curious or inquiring
Inquisitive
54
Closely acquainted; familiar
Intimate
55
Expressing the writer's emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way
Lyrical
56
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Obsequious
57
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
Pretentious
58
Tending to remind one of something
Reminiscent
59
Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate
Restrained
60
Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
Sentimental
61
Annoyed, frustrated, worried
Vexed
62
Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
Wistful
63
