All These Words Are Fair Game on Your Final! Poetry Tone vocab All These Words Are Fair Game on Your Final!

Apprehensive Worried that something negative will happen

Nostalgic A mixed feeling of happiness/sadness/longing when remembering a person, place, or event from the past,

Reticent Unwilling to communicate very much, talk freely or reveal all the details about something

Disdainful Extreme disgust for something or somebody

Trenchant Direct and deliberately hurtful

Eulogistic Full of praise for somebody or something

Cavalier Showing an arrogant disregard or lack of respect for somebody or something

Condescending Behaving toward other people in a way that implies you are better than them

Flippant Showing a lack of seriousness that is thought of as inappropriate

Acquiescent A tone of agreement or compliance in a passive, quiet way

Reproachful Expressing disapproval or blame

Candid Honest or direct in a way that people find refreshing

Poignant Causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity, or regret

Entrancing Holding one’s attention and producing a sense of wonder in that person

Whimsical Imaginative and spur of the moment

Aghast Overcome with shock and distress

Facetious Inappropriate or insulting but hidden under a humorous tone

Naïve Having/showing a very simple and trusting view of human nature, often seen as the result of youth or being childlike

Smug Conceited and Self-satisfied