Vocabulary on SAT Tone

wishing for the past

• laudatory

• nostalgic

• belligerent

• ambivalent

drawn equally toward two options

• ambivalent

• impartial

• benevolent

• candid

wishing well for others

• indignant

• didactic

• candid

• benevolent

angry at the unfairness

• didactic

• somber

• indignant

• belligerent

seeking conflict

• belligerent

• indignant

• benevolent

• laudatory

complimentary

• candid

• benevolent

• laudatory

• didactic

instructive

• didactic

• candid

• indignant

• impartial

honest to the point of harshness

• laudatory

• benevolent

• candid

• ambivalent

not picking sides, uninvolved

• ambivalent

• impartial

• candid

• didactic

serious and gloomy

• belligerent

• indignant

• somber

• impartial