Tone Quiz #2

dispassionate - impartial; calm, free from emotion

dogmatic - strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

ecstatic - feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement

edifying - instructing and improving spiritually or morally

effervescent - showing high spirits; bubbly

effusive - expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner elegiac - mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful

equanimous - of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed equivocal - open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous; non-committal

erudite - scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic esoteric - intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

facetious - humorous, not meant seriously; flippant

fanatical - acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion; obsessively concerned frenzied - wildly excited or uncontrolled; frantic

glum - moody; gloomy; dour

haughty - arrogantly superior and disdainful

impartial - unbiased; neutral

impertinent - not showing proper respect; rude; improperly forward or bold

incendiary - tending to inflame or stir up divisiveness and controversy; inflammatory

insolent - showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

introspective - contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

irenic - tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.

irked - annoyed; bothered

jocular - humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

jovial - good-humored, in high spirits; merry

laconic - concise, using few words

lachrymose - tearful, weepy

leery - cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions