Tone Quiz Page 6

Absurd

ridiculously unreasonable or unsound; extremely silly or ridiculous

Accusatory

charging with fault, offense, or crime; containing an accusation

Admonishing

expressing warning or disapproval

Aloof

removed or distant; cool; detached, remote

Apathetic

having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive

Arrogant

claiming superior importance or rights; showing an offensive attitude of superiority

Authoritarian

having an air of authority; dictatorial

Blustery

loud, arrogant; full of swaggering threats

Brusque

abrupt in a manner; blunt, rough

Capricious

flighty, impulsive, unpredictable

Censorious

severely critical; faultfinding

Cold

lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional

Conceited

showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

Contentious

likely to cause a disagreement or argument; quarrelsome

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

Derogatory

expressing low opinion; disparaging; lessening of the merit of someone or something

Despairing

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

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

Egotistical

given to talking about oneself; boastful; opinionated

Foreboding

marked by a strong feeling of future misfortune, evil; portending evil

Frivolous

lacking seriousness or sense; not worthy of serious notice; of little importance

Ghoulish

strangely diabolical or cruel; showing morbid interest in shocking or repulsive things

Grim

stern, admitting no compromise; harsh surly, forbidding or morbid

Harsh

ungentle and unpleasant; stark; unpleasantly rough, ragged or coarse

Haughty

disdainfully proud: arrogant, snobbish; supercilious

Histrionic

over-the-top dramatic, theatrical, or melodramatic

Holier-than-thou

obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous; morally superior

Hollow

empty; without significant worth; meaningless; insincere or false

Impatient

quickly irritated or provoked

Impertinent

insolently rude

Impudent

marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others

Indignant

expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust; offended

Inflammatory

tending to arouse anger, hostility, disorder, or tumult

Insipid

lacking distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid