Vocabulary Study Week 2: Tone Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering tone words and their definitions for the Week 2 vocabulary quiz.

Tone

An author’s, speaker’s, or creator’s attitude toward the subject of their text.

Acerbic

Sharp and forthright.

Aloof

Haughty and distant.

Brusque

Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough.

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Conciliatory

Intended to pacify.

Derisive

Expressing contempt or ridicule.

Didactic

Instructive; lecturey.

Ebullient

Cheerful and full of energy.

Fatalistic

Relating to or characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

Irreverent

Disrespectful.

Insolent

Arrogant or overbearing.

Laudatory

Expressing praise.

Macabre

Gruesome or horrifying.

Mirthful

Merry or amusing.

Nostalgic

Thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past.

Reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; hesitant.

Sardonic

Disdainfully humorous or sarcastic.

Self-deprecating

Modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.

Strident

Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.

Wry

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.