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Tone Words - List #1
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Tone words for the new SAT.
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1
One of the most ___________ ice cream flavors is vanilla.
vehement
traditional
caustic
frank
2
In order to be able to be an ______ for her child, the mother worked at a different school.
indignant
scornful
amusement
advocate
3
It takes only one class of art history to learn the basic tools of art interpretation and ___.
appreciation
empathy
apathy
indignation
4
She’s not afraid to push buttons and be the ______ journalist she should be
indignant
apathetic
provacative
calm
5
_____________ is a feeling of delight at being entertained.
apathy
hostile
amusement
disdain
6
There are four months left for the neighbors to patch things up, but for now the mood is ___.
disdainful
apathetic
hostile
frank
7
“I can feel your pain without going through it myself,” says the _______ person.
callous
empathetic
pathetic
apathetic
8
When the student used a _______ tone of voice, Mr. K was not happy.
apathetic
mocking
reverent
indignant
9
_____________ is resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead.
disdain
reverent
elegiac
amusement
10
She suggests that its appeal lies in its _____ treatment of topics usually left undiscussed.
empathetic
pessimistic
frank
ambivalent
11
Those who have passed APUSH are _________ with those currently taking the class.
frank
disdainful
amused
sympathetic
12
When Maria speaks to Mother Superior, she uses a ________ voice.
sympathetic
reverent
frank
empathetic
13
I seethed with envy, _____ that they enjoyed the honest freedom I had denied myself.
indignant
frank
ambivalent
empathetic
14
The ________ boy expressed hatred over the fact that he was grounded.
indignant
frank
apathetic
scornful
15
A person with mixed feelings or emotions demonstrates _______.
ambivalence
optimism
indignation
pessimism
16
When the children continued to clamor for ice cream, the mother gave in with ____________.
resignation
reverence
sympathy
amusement
17
When I come home each day, sweet Periwinkle shows me ___________.
affection
amusement
hostility
sympathy
18
Physicists are __________ the mystery will be sorted out soon with more data.
ambivalent
optimistic
neutral
pessimistic
19
Lawyers are trained to always look for the worst-case scenario and benefit more from being ___.
neutral
optimistic
pessimistic
ambivalent
20
Folks tend to be either hardcore cloud “fans” or _____ cloud “detractors”.
frank
sympathetic
vehement
reverent
21
I have strong views, and probably won't be a good editor: it’s hard for me to write in a _ way.
neutral
ambivalent
optimistic
pessimistic
22
The students were ________ that they had fifty pages to read over the weekend.
frank
ambivalent
incredulous
reverent
23
___________ is a lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
provacotave
hostile
advocate
disdain
24
Someone who’s tired will likely be less __, and will simply accept what you say as true.
frank
scornful
critical
indignant
25
The girl's ______ wit caused others not to care to be around her often.
indignant
ambivalent
caustic
frank