Tone and Attitude Vocabulary (Terms 65–105)

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering tone, mood, and attitude descriptors numbered 65 through 105.

Contemptuous

Showing contempt or disdain; scornful

Contented

Feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation; satisfied

Contentious

Likely to cause disagreement or argument; quarrelsome

Conversational

Marked by the qualities of conversation or spoken exchange between people

Critical

Inclined to find fault or to judge severely or unfavorably

Curt

Rudely brief or abrupt; terse; laconic

Cynical

Scornful or distrustful of the motives of others; sneeringly contemptuous or pessimistic

Deferential

Showing deference; respectful

Derisive

Expressing contemptuous ridicule or scorn; mocking

Derogatory

Expressing a low opinion; disparaging; lessening the merit or someone or something

Despairing

Overcome by a sense of futility or defeat; devoid of hope

Desperate

Reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency

Detached

Impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased

Didactic

Intended for instruction; instructive

Diffident

Lacking confidence in one's own ability; timid; reserved, unassertive

Direct

Straightforward, natural; frank; forthright

Disdainful

Expressing extreme contempt

Disparaging

Regarding as being of little worth; speaking of as unimportant

Dogmatic

Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; opinionated

Domineering

Overbearing; asserting one's will over another

Dramatic

Striking in appearance or effect

Dreary

Causing sadness or gloom; dull; boring

Earnest

Serious in intention or purpose; sincerely zealous

Ebullient

Having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm; high-spirited

Effusive

Overly demonstrative; lacking reserve

Egotistical

Given to talking about oneself; boastful; opinionated

Elated

Very happy or proud; jubilant

Elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for something now past

Elevated

Exalted or noble; lofty; formal; dignified

Eloquent

Having the power of fluent, forceful speech; vividly or movingly expressive

Empathetic

Showing empathy or ready awareness of others' states and feelings

Encouraging

Inspiring with courage, vill spirit, or confidence

Erudite

Characterized by great knowledge; learned, scholarly

Eulogistic

Praising highly in speech or writing; commendatory

Euphoric

Feeling or showing happiness, confidence, or exaggerated well-being

Evasive

Deliberately vague or ambiguous; equivocal

Exasperated

Showing irritation or annoyance with; maddened; angered

Exhilarated

Enlivened; invigorated; very happy or elated

Exhortatory

Advising, urging, or cautioning earnestly

Exuberant

Characterized by uninhibited enthusiasm, energy, and enthusiasm

Facetious

Joking or jesting often inappropriately; not serious