Common Tones
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KSU   -  English 1101/03, 06 & 08   -   Mr. Hagin   -   Revised: 14 January 2004
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A(n)         tone
ambitious
angry
apologetic
arrogant
authoritative

benevolent
blissful
blunt
bold
bubbly

callous
calm
cautious
cold
commanding
compassionate
condescending
coy

dark
desperate
dismal
distant
disappointed
disapproving
doubtful

eager
eccentric
enthusiastic
evil
exasperated

feminine
fitful
flippant
flirtatious
forgiving
formal
fretful

gentle
grand
gratified
gutless

harsh
hasty
hateful
heartless
hopeful
hostile
humorous
hyperactive

ignorant
indecisive
indignant
informal
inquisitive
insistent
intimate
ironic

kindhearted

listless
loving

malevolent
masculine
matter-of-fact
mature
maudlin
merciful
militant
motherly

objective
oblivious
optimistic

pensive
persuasive
pessimistic
philosophical
playful
pleasant
poignant
polite
pragmatic
praiseworthy
preaching
presidential
punishing

quiet

rabid
racist
reasonable
reassuring
regretful
remorseful
respectable
restless
rude

sappy
sentimental
serious
skeptical
solemn
sorrowful
spiteful
spontaneous
stern
suggestive
suspicious
sympathetic

thoughtful
tongue-in-cheek
troubled
trusting
ugly
uncertain

vain
vapid

zealous
 
 

A tone of ...
admiration
adoration
amusement
appreciation
approval
bewilderment
condemnation
contempt
distress
friendliness
indifference
intimidation
jest
lifelessness
longing
mockery
pride
rage
restraint
rejection
resignation
sarcasm
secrecy
surprise