Untitled Flashcard Set

SATIRIC- caustic derisive

WHIMSICAL- fanciful, capricious

3. DRAMATIC- striking; emotional

4. LEARNED- profoundly knowledgeable

5. INFORMATIVE- instructive

6. SOMBER- gloomy; dark

7. URGENT- calling for immediate action

8. CONFIDENT- assured; certain

9. MOCK-HEROIC- satirical imitation; parody of heroism

10. OBJECTIVE- unbiased; detached

11. DIFFIDENT- shy, timid

12. IRONIC- reality different from appearance

13. DIDACTIC- morally instructive

14. PETTY-insignificant; trivial

15. FACTUAL- containing facts; truth; reality

16. RESTRAINED- controlled

17. ELEGIAC- mournful of a loss

18. DISDAINFUL- scornful

19. LUGUBRIOUS- ludicrously, excessively mournful

20. PEDANTIC – making a show of knowledge

21. INDIGNANT- justifiably angry

22. BANTERING- exchanging witty remarks

23. FLIPPANT- disrespectfully indifferent

24. CONDESCENDING- feeling of superiority

25. PATRONIZING- to condescend to

26. FACETIOUS- playful, silly

27. CLINICAL- purely scientific; empirical

28. MOCK-SERIOUS- contemptuously earnest

29. INFLAMMATORY- causing an intense reaction

30. BENEVOLENT- kindly, charitable

31. BURLESQUE- absurd, mocking imitation

32. FANCIFUL- imaginative

33. CYNICAL-doubtful of others’ virtues, intentions

34. INCISIVE – suggesting sharp intellect

35. ALLUSIVE- making indirect mention

36. SCORNFUL- extremely contemptuous

37. EFFUSIVE- gushy, excessively emotional