Words to Describe Tone/Style #3

Clandestine: kept secret or done __________, especially because illicit.

secretively

Ephemeral: lasting for a very __________ time.

short

Diffident: modest or __________ because of a lack of self-confidence.

shy

Discursive: __________ from subject to subject.

digressing

Illicit: not legally permitted or __________; unlicensed; unlawful.

authorized

Irreverent: showing a lack of __________ for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

respect

Macabre: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of __________ and injury.

death

Perturbed: feeling anxiety or __________; unsettled.

concern

Pithy: brief, forceful, and meaningful in __________; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse.

expression

Polemical: expressing or constituting a strongly __________ attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something.

critical