Mood and Tone Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key mood and tone terms and their verbatim definitions.

Contemplative

deeply or seriously thoughtful

Enlightened

having knowledge and spiritual insight

Giddy

exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

Idyllic

exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

Jubilant

full of high-spirited delight

Nostalgic

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things

Pessimistic

expecting the worst possible outcome

Sentimental

marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion

Vivacious

Lively, vigorous, and animated

Apathetic

showing little or no emotion; appearing unaffected or uncaring

Apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

Brooding

deeply or seriously thoughtful; showing unhappiness of thought

Foreboding

a feeling of evil to come

Cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

Indifferent

marked by a lack of interest

Insidious

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

Melancholy

a feeling or tendency to be sad, typically with no obvious cause.

Pensive

deeply or seriously thoughtful

Somber

serious and gloomy in character

Vindictive

disposed to take action in return for a perceived wrong