Tone and Mood Words 1-20 Review

Which tone word matches the definition?

"free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge"

• Earnest

• Amiable

• Condescending

• Solemn

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"showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph"

• Apprehensive

• Obnoxious

• Jubilant

• Surly

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"truthful and straightforward"

• Condescending

• Superficial

• Jubilant

• Candid

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"Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement"

• reverent

• brash

• exuberant

• haughty

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"Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen"

• Apprehensive

• Solemn

• Condescending

• Earnest

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"having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities"

• Candid

• Solemn

• Amiable

• Earnest

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"annoying or objectionable due to being a show-off or attracting undue attention to oneself"

• Malicious

• Solemn

• Condescending

• Obnoxious

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"frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness"

• Condescending

• Flippant

• Jubilant

• Earnest

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"Intentionally harmful or spiteful"

• Condescending

• Grave

• Coarse

• Malicious

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"distrusting or disparaging the motives of others"

• Condescending

• Callous

• Obnoxious

• Cynical