Tone and Mood Words - List #3

confining means:

• limiting

• contiguous

• infantile

• generic

comfort means to:

• beg persistently and urgently

• come upon or take unawares

• bar from consideration

• lessen pain;alleviate

condescending means:

• overall

• continuous

• discouraged

• patronizing

contemptuous means:

• remarkable

• disdainful

• comfortable

• foreign

curt means:

• political

• short; brief

• sensational

• hopeful

Which of the following is behaving in a compassionate way?

• a teacher lecturing a class after an exam

• a robot vacuuming a room after a party

• a parent reassuring a child during a storm

• a waiter bringing an order to hungry diners

contemplative means:

• irrepressible

• sallow

• jubilant

• reflective

Which of the following is an example of contemptuous behavior?

• booing a public speaker

• contacting an old classmate

• interviewing a controversial author

• welcoming an honored guest

Which of the following people would most likely be described as cynical?

• a person who thinks all politicians are corrupt

• a person who always tries to please his superiors

• a person who keeps a regular, daily routine

• a person who enthusiastically follows new trends

When a rich country’s Red Cross offers help to a poor country, it is—in theory—just an act of solidarity between colleagues, rather than a ________ intervention from “on high” which can ruffle local feathers.

• luxuriant

• terrestrial

• constructive

• condescending