Describing Mood/Temperament
A word used to describe an unpleasant old person.
What is cantankerous?
Used to describe something that goes against a sacred belief (such as religion).
What is blasphemous?
A word meaning in reference to an apocalypse.
What is apocalyptic?
A synonym for lustful.
What is concupiscent?
Churchill's tone in the following speech:
"We shall not surrender, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the fields..."
- Winston Churchill
(hint imagine HOW he is saying it)
What is vociferous?
A word to describe a joking manner.
What is Jocular?
To digress away from the main point.
What is discursive?
A word meaning grim or sever in manner/appearance.
What is austere?
A word meaning overly sentimental.
What is mawkish?
This word matches the description of Scrooge in the following passage:
“Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail... Scrooge was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” (A Christmas Carol)
What is cantankerous?
A word meaning sad enough to cause tears.
What is lachrymose?
Meaning excessive (often used with negative connotation).
What is fulsome?
A word meaning as it were giving off light or warmth.
What is Refulgent?
A synonym for sleepy.
What is somnolent?
This word matches the setting in the following passage:
“The world had collapsed, the fire had died out, and the grey sky seemed to reflect the desolation of the Earth.” (From The Road)
What is apocalyptic?
A word meaning silent or unwilling to talk.
What is taciturn?
Meaning loud or noisy.
What is vociferous?
A word meaning in a manner similar to wind.
What is zephyrian?
An attack on established practices.
What is iconoclastic?
This word matches Gatsby's interpretation of the Green Light in the book The Great Gatsby.
What is refulgent?
A word meaning lazy or unwilling to do work.
What is indolent?
What is trenchant?
A person or atmosphere that is weak, tired, and lacking energy.
What is languid?
People described as this word have a high level of manners.
What is urbane?
This word fills in the following blank:
She broke down and burst into a flood of tears, the group ________ in sympathy and wiping their eyes
What is Lachrymose?