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English I Tone Words

review these tone words for the EOC!

QuestionAnswer
Accusatory charging of wrong doing
Apathetic indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
Awe solemn wonder, amazement
Biased having a side, not objective, not fair
Bitter exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
Cynical questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
Condescending exhibiting a feeling of superiority
Callous unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
Contemplative studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue
Critical finding fault
Contemptuous showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect
Conventional lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality
Disdainful scornful
Derisive ridiculing, mocking
Earnest intense, a sincere state of mind
Fanciful using the imagination
Forthright directly frank without hesitation
Gloomy darkness, sadness, rejection
Haughty proud and vain to the point of arrogance
Indignant marked by anger aroused by injustice
Intimate very familiar
Judgmental authoritative and often having critical opinions
Jovial happy
Lyrical expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like
matter-of-fact accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
mocking treating with contempt or ridicule
morose gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
malicious purposely hurtful
objective an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside
optimistic hopeful, cheerful
patronizing condescending; friendly but expressing a feeling of superiority
pessimistic seeing the worst side of things; no hope
quizzical odd, eccentric, amusing
reverent treating a subject with honor and respect
ridiculing slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
reflective illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
sarcastic sneering, caustic
satiric ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach
sincere without deceit or pretense; genuine
solemn deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection
unbiased objective, fair, impartial
whimsical odd, strange, fantastic; fun
witty funny in a smart way
Created by: eileen.slade
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