IB English Tone Words- Paper 1

vexed

irritated; annoyed

poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

frivilous

(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

somber

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

giddy

(adj.) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness

provactive

Causing disturbance or excitement

contemptous (tone)

scornful, disrespectful

zealous

enthusiastic

irrevent

disrespectful, lacking appropriate seriousness

benevolent

kindly, charitable

candid

Completely honest, straightforward

didactic

instructive

satiric

ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

whimsical

(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable

somber

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

mock-heroic

imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject

diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

disdainful

showing contempt or lack of respect

lugubrious

looking or sounding sad and dismal

pedantic

tending to show off one's learning, someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter.

indignant

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

bantering

playful teasing

flippant

(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

facetious

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

clinical

efficient and unemotional; coldly detached

mock-serious

of a pretended serious look or act

inflammatory

(adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder

burlesque

give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

cynical

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

incisive

Sharply cutting; direct and powerful. (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

allusive

characterized by indirect references

effusive

emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

fanciful

using the imagination

colloquial

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

impartial

unbiased; neutral

insipid

lacking interest or flavor

irreverent

disrespectful

taunting

teasing

turgid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

contentious

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

ribald

(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic

jovial

(adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry

morose

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

forthright

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

choleric

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

caustic

intense use of sarcasm, stinging, biting

conventional

lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

haughty

arrogant

erudite

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

intimate

very familiar

accustatory

charging of wrong doing

condescension

a feeling of superiority

apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

matter-of-fact

accepting conditions, not fanciful or emotional

quizzical

odd, eccentric, amusing

reverent

treating a subject w honor, respect