Vocabulary - Tone Words Part 3

Vocabulary - Tone Words Part 3

Open Ended

Teacher: Please put your phone away.

Student: Who’s gonna make me?

Teacher: Oh! You insolent pup.

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What does INSOLENT mean?

Multiple Choice

What does INSOLENT mean in the following sentence?

“Technically, he was being punished for plagiarism, but his insolent behavior towards the teacher didn’t help his case at all.”

• highly ambitious

• marked by casual disrespect

• excessively violent or aggressive

• disinclined to work or exertion

Open Ended

Student: I finished some late assignments. Could you take a look?

Teacher: I’d be happy to... when pigs fly! Hahahahahahaha!

Student: Oh! She’s so flippant.

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What does FLIPPANT mean?

Multiple Choice

What does FLIPPANT mean in the following sentence?

Can a Super Bowl ad this year be funny without seeming flippant, for example?

— Tom Schad, USA TODAY, "'Walking the tight rope': Super Bowl advertisers try to strike right tone after tumultuous 2020," 3 Feb. 2021

• not worthy of reliance or trust

• having the shape of a sphere or ball

• excessively desirous

• showing inappropriate humor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely be considered FLIPPANT?

• a wedding ceremony

• a first-place gymnastics routine

• a difficult homework assignment

• a joke at a funeral

Multiple Choice

What does FRIVOLOUS mean in the following sentence?

“People often think of wellness, beauty, and other items on the self-care menu as indulgences at best and frivolous expenditures at worst.

• having high value and cost

• not serious in content or attitude or behavior

• involving or causing risk; liable to hurt or harm

• necessary or essential

Open Ended

FRIVOLITY is in the eye of the beholder. Some people would think that $50 lipstick is a FRIVOLOUS expense. Others would argue that spending $200 sneakers is FRIVOLOUS. But still others think that nice makeup and sneakers are essentials.

What’s one thing that you would happily spend money on that another person might think is FRIVOLOUS?

Multiple Choice

What does CALLOUS mean in the following sentence?

”His father was cold and callous, brutally informing the boy that he had to earn paternal love through grades and performance on the athletic fields.”

• frightening

• heartless

• quiet

• strange

Multiple Choice

Which of these sounds CALLOUS?

• “Fortunately, I rarely get sick.

• “I don’t know what to do next.”

• ”I enjoy many different kinds of food.”

• “I don’t care what you think.”

Multiple Choice

The opposite of CALLOUS is...

• demanding

• ungrateful

• noteworthy

• warmhearted

Multiple Choice

What does BELLIGERENT mean in the following sentence?

The president of a major flight attendant union told CNN the zero-tolerance approach helps flight attendants who are stuck dealing with belligerent customers.

— Gregory Wallace, CNN, "Feds fine unruly and maskless airplane passengers as violent incidents increase," 5 May 2021

• generous

• affectionate

• hostile

• flamboyant

Open Ended

What should people who work in shops, restaurants, etc., do if a customer becomes BELLIGERENT or QUARRELSOME about having to put on a mask?

Multiple Choice

What would you most likely find a QUARRELSOME person doing?

• fighting

• smiling

• working

• exercising

pompous (adj.)

puffed up with vanity

Multiple Choice

What does “pompous” mean in the following sentence?

”He’s pompous and silly and he loves the sound of his own voice.”

• self-important

• open-minded

• run-down

• cutting-edge

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would a pompous person most likely do?

• talk about his achievements all the time

• volunteer at the homeless shelter every week

• hesitate to express opinions in class

• study all night in order to pass the final exam

stoic (adj.)

enduring pain without complaint

Multiple Choice

What does “stoic” mean in the following sentence?

“He remains still, stoic and quiet, as I’m sure he’s been trained to do, but fire burns behind his eyes.”

• unemotional

• jealous

• rebellious

• cheerful

Multiple Choice

Who is asking in a stoic manner?

• a child who doesn’t cry after hurting herself

• a stand-up comedian who makes an audience laugh

• a fan who cheers when her team scores a point

• a tyrant who screams when he is frustrated