50 Vocabulary Tone Words

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Across
  1. 2. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
  2. 11. believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
  3. 12. evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
  4. 15. overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize.
  5. 17. causing light hearted laughter and amusement
  6. 18. feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
  7. 22. over imaginative and unrealistic
  8. 24. requiring immediate action
  9. 25. mournful or sad
  10. 27. pretending to be serious as a joke
  11. 28. imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.
  12. 29. the feeling of thinking of the past
  13. 30. lacking vigor or interest
  14. 33. dark, dull, or gloomy
  15. 34. feeling or expressing contempt or derision.
  16. 36. expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
  17. 39. modest or shy due to a lack of confidence
  18. 43. treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
  19. 46. marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
  20. 47. feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
  21. 48. providing useful or interesting information
  22. 49. treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Down
  1. 1. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
  2. 3. used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
  3. 4. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
  4. 5. truthful and straightforward
  5. 6. showing an impudent lack of respect
  6. 7. feeling, expressing, or causing great happiness
  7. 8. apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.
  8. 9. looking or sounding sad and dismal
  9. 10. having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority
  10. 13. showing contempt, scornful
  11. 14. not showing a respectful or serious attitude
  12. 16. literary accurate or formal
  13. 19. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
  14. 20. causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction
  15. 21. making fun of in a scornful manner
  16. 23. ardently active, devoted, or diligent
  17. 26. Characterized by restraint
  18. 31. behavior relating to theater
  19. 32. expressing a compliment, praising or approving
  20. 35. regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense
  21. 37. feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
  22. 38. extremely disturbing or repellent
  23. 40. scornful and arrogant
  24. 41. Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
  25. 42. having reference to something implied or inferred
  26. 44. showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
  27. 45. annoyed, frustrated, worried
  28. 46. the use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to expose