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Tone and Mood Vocab Quiz
Tone and Mood Vocab Quiz
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English
10th Grade
05/17/2010

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Acerbic
Definition
harsh or severe as of temper or expression
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Acrimonious
Definition
Caustic (Hostile), Biting, or rancorous (sharp)
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Allusive
Definition
Chacterised by indirect or unclear forces
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Bantering
Definition
Good natured teasing
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Burlesque
Definition
An humorous composition that vulgarizes or mocks
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Colloquial
Definition
Familiar or informal conversation
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Despondent
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Feeling hopelessness or doom
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Didactic
Definition
Having the manner of a teacher
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Diffident
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restrained or reserved in manner
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Dogmatic
Definition
Opinions that are expressed strongly as if they were facts
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Effusive
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Unrestrained emotion
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Elegiac
Definition
Expressing sorrow for something that has past
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Facetious
Definition
Funny, joking, not serious
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fervent
Definition
intensity of spirty, enthused
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Flippant
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Disrespectful or shallow, not serious
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Incisive
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penetrating; cutting, or biting tone
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Indignant
Definition
having Anger caused by something unjust
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Inflammatory
Definition
tending to arouse anger, hostility
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Ingratiating
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Deliberately meant to gain favour; agreeable
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Insipid
Definition
Dull, flat, without interesting qualities
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Insolent
Definition
boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting
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Irreverent
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Not reverent, disrespect, especially towards God
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jingoistic
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Excessively patriotic, often violently
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lugubrious
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Very mournful
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magnaminous
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Lofty or courageous in spirit
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Patronizing
Definition
Offensively looking down on someone
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pedantic
Definition
To be unimaginitive, being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner
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Petty
Definition
Of little importance
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Pretenious
Definition
exaggerated importance
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Sardonic
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Sarcastic, skepically humourous
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Sober
Definition
Dignified and somber, commited to keeping a promise
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Supercilious
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houghty, arrogant
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turgid
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Inflated or overblown language
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vehement
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passionant
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Whimsical
Definition
1. Unpredictable
2. Lightly/fancifully
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