Q1 Lit Tone Words

benevolent

kind, helpful, and expresses good will

conciliatory

calming and appeasing

ebullient

lively and enthusiastic

elegiac

mourning or lament

euphoric

intense felling of happiness, elation, or well-being

exuberant

great energy and enthusiasm

jocund

cheerful, lighthearted, and merry

ominous

foreboding, unease

pensive

thoughtful or quiet contemplation

sanguine

optimism and confidence

whimsical

lighthearted and playful

wistful

longing or sadness (nostalgia)

wry

irony and sarcasm

didactic

instructional

lyrical

expressive, emotional

pithy

concise and forceful

reminiscent

feeling of nostalgia and reminiscing

admonitory

warning

burlesque

exaggerated, comedically, satire

colloquial

informal and conversational

diffident

reserved and restrained

effusive

excessive emotion or enthusiasm

fervent

great warmth or intensity of spirit

mock-heroic

exaugurated grandeur

mock-serious

pretending to be serious

nostalgic

feelings of sentimental longing

reticent

reserved, uncommunicative

stoic

emotional restraint, calm

zealous

passionate support

audacious

bold and daring

brusque

abrupt and blunt

choleric

easily angered and impatient

contentious

likely to cause a disagreement

derisive

mocking or scornful

facetious

joking inappropriately

flippant

disrespectful or shallow

haughty

arrogant and superior

insipid

dull and uninteresting

insolent

bold and rude

lugubrious

mournful and gloomy

pretentious

appearance of importance

sardonic

dry and understated

simpering

timid

staid

serious and respectable

timorous

fearful and nervous

vitriolic

harsh and corrosive