Contemptuous

Respectful, in Awe

Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations

Dark, serious

To assume a business risk in hope of gain

To guess, assume

When Blake stood up and spoke about his favorite team the Patriots, he had a _________ sound to his voice. The audience could just how much he respected the team and their skills.

Brandon’s expression became _______ when he thought about the holidays, and the family members he'd get to see that he hasn't seen in a long time.

___________music played as we were testing, and it really helped us focus. It was the opposite of upbeat and helped us tap into the seriousness of the assessment.

When Byron kept joking about the Wake Forest football team, he clearly had a _______tone when calling them the "Wakey-Fakies."