Tone Quiz Page 4

Generally neutral tone words

Academic

Very learned but inexperienced in practical matters

Apologetic

Feeling of showing regret; regretfully acknowledging fault of failure

Audacious

Extremely bold or daring; recklessly brace (some positive and some negative)

Bittersweet

Pleasurable accompanied by suffering or regret (some positive and some negative)

Blunt

Abrupt in manner or address, straight to the point, slow in understanding

Casual

without serious intention, nonchalant, lacking a high degree of interest

Ceremonial

Characterized by ceremony, formal, ritual

Clinical

Extremely objective and realistic, dispassionately analytic. unemotionally critical

Colloquial

characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation, not formal or literary

Conciliatory

to overcome the distrust or animosity of, to appease, placate, or pacify

Conversational

marked by the qualities of conversation or spoken exchange between people

Detached

impartial or objective, disinterested, unbiased

Didactic

intended for instruction, instructive

Effusive

overly demonstrative, lacking reserve

Elevated

exhalted or noble, lofty, formal, dignified

erudite

characterized by great knowledge, learned, scholarly

Exhoratory

Advising, urging, or cautioning earnestly

Factual

Pertaining to facts

Fanciful

Showing fancy, whim, or caprice, ornamental rather than practical, whimsical

Fatalistic

accepting of all things as inevitable, powerless to change things

Formal

stiff, using textbook style, following accepted rules, styles

Giddy

Frivolous or light hearted, not worthy of serious notice

Grand

stately, majestic, or dignified, of great importance distinction, oo pretension

Grave

serious, solemn, sober, weighty, threatening a bad outcome or involving serious issues

Impartial

not partial or biased, just, fair

Impassive

without emotion, apathetic, unmoved, calm

Impersonal

Not influenced by personal feelings, not engaging the emotions

Incredulous

disinclined to believe, unwilling to accept what's offered as true

Indifferent

without interest or concern, not caring, apathetic, impartial

Informal

Lacking formality or ceremony, suitable ti casual and familiar speech and writing

Informative

Instructive, tending to increase knowlege (please use sparingly)

Insistent

persistent, emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something

Instructive

Serving to inform, enlightening, conveying instruction, knowledge

Learned

Having much knowledge, scholarly, erudite, connected with pursuit of knowledge

Matter- of- Fact

direct ir unemotional, straightforward, down to earth

Nonchalant

generally unconcerned, indifferent, unexcited, casual

Objective

not influenced by personal feelings, based on facts, unbiased