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Tone Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dramatic | characteristic of drama, overdone, striking |
| effusive | given to excessive display of feeling or emotion |
| elegiac | mournful, expressing sorrow |
| facetious | not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing, humorous |
| fanciful | marked by fancy; whimsical, imaginative, unreal |
| flippant | frivolously disrespectful, lacking in seriousness, casual |
| impartial | unbiased, fair, not prejudiced |
| incisive | sharp, keen, acute, remarkably clear and direct |
| indignant | angry or exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment |
| inflammatory | tending to arouse anger, hostility, violence, passion, etc. |
| insipid | without distinctive, interesting or stimulating qualities |
| irreverent | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
| fanciful | marked by fancy; whimsical, imaginative, unreal |
| Factual | Characterized by Facts |