50 TONE WORDS
Across
- 3. looking or sounding sad and dismal
- 4. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
- 5. playful; funny; odd
- 9. devoted; enthusiatic; eager; passionate
- 12. technical language
- 16. providing useful or interesting information
- 18. positive; optimistic; cheerful; elated
- 22. disrespectful
- 23. condescending; scornful; pompous
- 24. familiar; everyday language; informal; colloquial;
- 28. politely flattering
- 29. not showing a serious or respectful attitude
- 31. overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize
- 32. provoking horror; horrible
- 34. theatrical
- 35. funny; comical
- 38. thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past
- 41. thinking about feelings, especially when remembering the past
- 42. sneering; saying the opposite of what you mean as a way of being unfriendly or making a point
- 44. hold back; restricted; limited
- 45. without prejudice; without discrimination; fair
- 47. straightforward; blunt
- 48. compassionate; understanding of how someone feels
- 49. expressing feelings of gratitude; pleasure; approval
- 50. sympathetic; empathetic; warm-hearted
Down
- 1. imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject
- 2. extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave
- 6. expressing contempt or derision; scathing; dismissive
- 7. lacking flavor
- 8. using the imagination; imaginative
- 10. scornful; ridiculing; making fun of someone
- 11. annoyed; confused
- 13. modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
- 14. treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just
- 15. gloomy; depressing; dismal
- 17. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture
- 19. pretending to be serious as a joke
- 20. showing contempt or lack of respect
- 21. affecting or moving the emotions; sincere; heartfelt
- 25. sorry
- 26. questioning the truth or sincerity; skeptical
- 27. insistent; saying something must be done soon
- 30. causing annoyance; anger
- 33. looking down on other people; feeling superior
- 36. feeling disgrace; disrespectful; scornful
- 37. to teach something
- 39. a reference to something that is implied or inferred
- 40. inappropriate; flippant
- 43. relating to or characteristic of an elegy
- 46. making fun of something to show its weakness or to teach a lesson