This set of tone and mood vocabulary will be part of the test at the end of this first quarter. You should be able to identify the definitions of these words as well as be able to identify the tone or mood of passage using these words.
Remember that tone describes the author's attitude toward the subject while mood describes the overall atmosphere of the writing (i.e. how the reader feels as he or she reads the text).
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| 4393005715 | accusing | Charging one with the fault, offense, or crime | 0 | |
| 4393005716 | apathetic | Not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive | 1 | |
| 4393005717 | apprehensive | Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen | 2 | |
| 4393005718 | belligerant | Of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose | 3 | |
| 4393005719 | benevolent | Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings | 4 | |
| 4393005720 | candid | Frank; outspoken; open and sincere | 5 | |
| 4393005721 | cynical | Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others | 6 | |
| 4393005722 | dejected | Depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited | 7 | |
| 4393005723 | earnest | Serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous | 8 | |
| 4393005724 | exuberant | Effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant; abounding in vitality | 9 | |
| 4393005725 | incredulous | Not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical | 10 | |
| 4393005726 | jubilant | Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant | 11 | |
| 4393005727 | malevolent | Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious | 12 | |
| 4393005728 | morose | Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood | 13 | |
| 4393005729 | nostalgic | Experiencing or exhibiting a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation | 14 | |
| 4393005730 | patronizing | Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner | 15 | |
| 4393005731 | pessimistic | Pertaining to or characterized by pessimism (the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.); gloomy | 16 | |
| 4393005732 | pretentious | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved | 17 | |
| 4393005733 | reminiscent | awakening memories of something similar; suggestive | 18 | |
| 4393005734 | solemn | grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood | 19 | |
| 4393005735 | superficial | being at, on, or near the surface (in terms of details and depth of understanding) | 20 | |
| 4393005736 | vengeful | desiring or seeking vengeance (infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person); vindictive | 21 | |
| 4393005737 | whimsical | given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious | 22 | |
| 4393005738 | wrathful | very angry; ireful; full of wrath (strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation) | 23 | |
| 4393005739 | zealous | ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by, or due to zeal (fervor for a person, cause, or object) | 24 | |
| 4393005740 | melancholic | tending to depress the spirits; saddened | 25 | |
| 4393005741 | bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner | 26 | |
| 4393005742 | flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness | 27 | |
| 4393005743 | callous | not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people | 28 | |
| 4393005744 | fervent | exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling | 29 | |
| 4393005745 | ribald | characterized by or using coarse indecent humor | 30 | |
| 4393005746 | staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint | 31 | |
| 4393005747 | obsequious | characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning | 32 | |
| 4393005748 | didactic | intended for instruction; designed or intended to teach people something | 33 | |
| 4393005749 | droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality; amusing in an odd way | 34 | |
| 4393005750 | admiring | to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval | 35 | |
| 4393005751 | ashamed | characterized by embarrassment or showing regret | 36 | |
| 4393005752 | bitter | showing strong hostility or resentment toward a subject | 37 | |
| 4393005753 | cold | characterized by a lack of or no emotion toward a subject | 38 | |
| 4393005754 | contemplative | showing full or deep consideration; deep reflection | 39 | |
| 4393005755 | dramatic | sounding overly emotional that is often perceived as obnoxious | 40 | |
| 4393005756 | foreboding | a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune or evil | 41 | |
| 4393005757 | forthright | being straight to the point; frank; direct; candid | 42 | |
| 4393005758 | hopeful | expressing optimism or faith; showing promise regarding something or someone | 43 | |
| 4393005759 | impassioned | filled with intense feeling or passion towards something or someone | 44 | |
| 4393005760 | instructive | serving to inform; conveying knowledge or information; enlightening | 45 | |
| 4393005761 | ironic | expressing feelings opposite of those intended | 46 | |
| 4393005762 | judgmental | tending to make moral evaluations | 47 | |
| 4393005763 | outraged | characterized by a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice | 48 | |
| 4393005764 | passive | characterized by a lack of reaction to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling | 49 | |
| 4393005765 | reverent | characterized by a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; deeply respectful | 50 | |
| 4393005766 | skeptical | having an attitude of doubt | 51 | |
| 4393005767 | soothing | creating tranquility, calm, ease, or comfort | 52 | |
| 4393005768 | sympathetic | sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble; characterized by compassion | 53 | |
| 4393005769 | tragic | extremely mournful, melancholic, or pathetic | 54 | |
| 4393005770 | compassionate | feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others | 55 | |
| 4393005771 | pleading | the act of asking for something in a serious or emotional way | 56 | |
| 4393005772 | resigned | having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about | 57 | |
| 4393005773 | elated | very happy and excited; in high spirits | 58 | |
| 4393005774 | affectionate | readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness | 59 | |
| 4393005775 | agitated | feeling excited, troubled, or nervous | 60 | |
| 4393005776 | distressed | suffering from great pain, anxiety, or sorrow | 61 | |
| 4393005777 | formal | marked by rigid custom or ceremony; uptight | 62 | |
| 4393005778 | quarrelsome | inclined to be argumentative or disagreeable | 63 | |
| 4393005779 | wry | sarcastically ironic or amusing | 64 | |
| 4393005780 | brash | confident or aggressive in usually a rude or unpleasant way | 65 | |
| 4393005781 | amiable | displaying a friendly or pleasant manner | 66 | |
| 4393005782 | condemnatory | expressing strong disapproval or criticism | 67 | |
| 4393005783 | caustic | very hash and critical | 68 | |
| 4393005784 | bewildered | to be perplexed or confused by someone or something | 69 | |
| 4393005785 | frivolous | silly and not serious; not important; not deserving serious intention | 70 | |
| 4393005786 | ecstatic | very happy or excited | 71 | |
| 4393005787 | scornful | filled with or showing contempt | 72 | |
| 4393005788 | taunting | a sarcastic challenge or insult; saying insulting things to someone in order to make that person angry | 73 | |
| 4393005789 | wistful | having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do | 74 | |
| 4393005790 | tolerant | willing to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own | 75 | |
| 4393005791 | pompous | having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant | 76 | |
| 4393005792 | insolent | rude or impolite; having or showing a lack of respect for other people | 77 | |
| 4393005793 | haughty | having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others | 78 | |
| 4393005794 | indignant | feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong; very angry | 79 | |
| 4393005795 | irreverent | lacking proper respect or seriousness for someone or something that is usually treated with respect | 80 | |
| 4393005796 | sentimental | having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings or emotions (e.g. love, sadness, etc.) rather than reason or thought; appealing to emotions especially in an excessive way | 81 | |
| 4393005797 | detached | not emotional; not influenced by emotions or personal interest | 82 | |
| 4393005798 | urgent | very important and needing immediate attention | 83 | |
| 4393005799 | disdainful | feeling strong dislike or disapproval of something or someone you think does not deserve respect | 84 | |
| 4393005800 | admonitory | giving or conveying a warning or reprimand | 85 | |
| 4393005801 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant | 86 | |
| 4393005802 | choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered; irritable | 87 | |
| 4393005803 | inflammatory | arousing or intended to arouse anger, disorder, violence, or tumult | 88 | |
| 4393005804 | poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; designed to make an impression; pleasurably stimulating | 89 | |
| 4393005805 | inquisitive | given to examination or investigation; inclined to ask questions; inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others | 90 | |
| 4393005806 | baffled | to be completely confused or puzzled | 91 | |
| 4393005807 | surly | rude or unfriendly; menacing or threatening in appearance; irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner | 92 | |
| 4393005808 | objective | based on facts rather than feelings or opinions; not influenced by feelings | 93 | |
| 4393005809 | authoritative | having or showing impressive knowledge about a subject; having the confident quality of someone who is respected or obeyed by other people | 94 |
