tone vocab 1-4

List 1

100

“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

What is insolent?

200

“The service and the loyalty I owe In doing it pays itself. Your highness' part Is to receive our duties, and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants, Which do but what they should, by doing everything Safe toward your love and honor.”

What is fawning?

300

"We want to believe. Young students try to believe in older authors, constituents try to believe in their congressmen, countries try to believe in their statesmen, but they can't. Too many voices, too much scattered, illogical ill-considered criticism."(This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald)

What is despondent?

400

“At that time there came to us a man who has done the German people immeasurable harm, Woodrow Wilson, the man who lied with a straight face. If Germany would lay down her arms, then she would get a compassionate, an understanding peace! Then she would not lose her colonies! But the colonial problems were fixed up, all right! The man lyingly promised us that there would be a general disarmament, that we would then be accepted on equal terms among nations, peoples, etc. with equal rights! He lyingly promised us that then secret diplomacy would be done away with, and that we too would then enter into a new age of peace, of equality, of reason, etc.! This arch-liar's stooge was the President Roosevelt of today! He was his right hand man. Our German folk believed this man. They had no idea that they were dealing here with an American President, that is, with a man who has no regard for truths; who, for example, can calmly say before an election: "I shall vote against war," and after the election can say: "I vote for war." And who, when he is then called to answer for it, can explain as calmly as ever: "I said that then because I thought that there would be stupid people who would take it for the truth." (Adolf Hitler, 1942, speaking on “American Lies”)

What is abhorrent?

500

“LEGIONELLOSIS (Legionnaires’ disease; Legionnaires’ pneumonia; Pontiac fever) Identification-An acute bacterial disease with two currently recognized distinct clinicoepidemiologic manifestations: ‘Legionnaires’ disease’ and ‘Pontiac fever’. Both are characterized initially by anorexia, malaise, myalgia, and headache.”

What is cerebral?

List 2

100

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Then, what shall we die for? You will listen to me! (shouting) Listen! The Brethren will still be looking here, to us, to the Black Pearl, to lead. And what will they see? Frightened bilge rats aboard a derelict ship? No. No, they will see free men and freedom! And what the enemy will see is the flash of our cannons. They will hear the ring of our swords, and they will know what we can do. By the sweat of our brows and the strength of our backs, and the courage of our hearts. Gentlemen. Hoist the colors!

What is audacious?

200

In the Iron Giant, federal agent, Kent Mansley tries to scare Hogarth into telling him where the Iron Giant is, “You know, Hogarth, we live in a strange and wondrous time: the Atomic Age. But there's a dark side to progress, Hogarth. Ever hear of Sputnik?... Foreign satellite, Hogarth, and all that that implies. Even now it orbits overhead - Boop! Boop! Watching us. We can't see it, but it's there. Much like that giant thing in the woods. We don't know what it is or what it can do. I don't feel safe, Hogarth. Do you?... What am I talking about? WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?! I'm talking about your goldarned security, Hogarth! While you're snoozing in your widdle jammies, back in Washington, we're wide awake and worried!”

What is consternated?

300

“Tired out we are, my heart and I. Suppose the world brought diadems To tempt us, crusted with loose gems Of powers and pleasures ? Let it try. We scarcely care to look at even A pretty child, or God's blue heaven, We feel so tired, my heart and I.” (My Heart and I)

What is jaded?

400

You know what? You don’t have a stack of cash or a flashy pad. I saw you last week driving a taxi cab. Your secrets out, and now they know, sport. I’ll call you if I need a ride to an airport. In fact, you can drop me off at home after this. Then you can take your couple bucks back but as a tip. You’re playing yourself like solitaire, telling everyone that’s here that you’re a millionaire. You’re not a baller, you’re a phony. I bet your whole crew is a bunch of rent-a-homies, and then you lie in bed lonely, your persona’s a facade. The only girls you get are in the pages of a catalog. Here stands lord of the bluff. His lies were legendary until the Truth made him hush. And what’s funny is your truth is enough. Why’d you have to make up all the money and the stuff? I guess it’s easier to play the role and act hard, ‘Cause you don’t have the guts to tell us who you really are. So you can keep a trophy that you don’t deserve. I might be a busboy, but you just got served.

What is upbraiding?

500

Mm, too young, to dumb to realize/ That I should have bought you flowers/ And held your hand/ Should've gave you all my house/ When I had chance/ Take you to every party ‘cause all you wanted to do was dance/ Now my baby’s dancing/ But she’s dancing with another man (Bruno Mars’ When I Was Your Man)

What is remorseful?

List 3

100

"I'm going down as a legend, whether or not you like me or not. I am the new Jim Morrison. I am the new Kurt Cobain ... The Bible had 20, 30, 40, 50 characters in it. You don't think that I would be one of the characters of today's modern Bible?" - Kanye West in an Interview with Tom Westwood

What is pompous?

200

“NCIS” –created by Donald P. Bellisario Tone for this example comes from Gibbs. “Witness: I just really hate tan lines. Don’t you? Gibbs: Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking about that.” “DiNozzo: Do we have to tell her? (asking whether they should tell Lt. Commander Faith Coleman about the new information that could weigh against a war hero who is convinced he killed his best friend in Iwo Jima) Gibbs: Well, no, Special Agent DiNozzo. Here at NCIS we just report evidence we like.” “Gibbs: You got him? (asking if Abby is tracking Agent DiNozzo) Abbs: Are you honestly asking me that? Gibbs: No, Abbs, I called to flirt.” “Gibbs: Requisition replacement cell phones and weapons for my team. Go. Palmer: Pistols? Gibbs: Well, no, Palmer. Crossbows if you think they might work better.”

What is acerbic?

300

(Focus on Gaston’s tone) Beauty and the Beast Gaston: I'd like to thank you all for coming to my wedding. But first I'd better go in there and propose to the girl. Gaston: (to Belle) This is the day your dreams come true. Belle: What do you know about my dreams, Gaston? Gaston: Plenty! Here, picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting on the fire, and my little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven. Belle: Dogs? Gaston: No, Belle! Strapping boys, like me! Belle: Imagine that. Gaston: And do you know who that little wife will be? Belle: Let me think... Gaston: You, Belle! Belle: Gaston, I'm-I'm speechless. I really don't know what to say. Gaston: Say you'll marry me! Belle: I'm very sorry, Gaston... but... but I just don't deserve you!

What is pompous?

400

The New York Times 3/11/2003 Iraq forces suspension of U.S. surveillance flights UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Iraqi fighter jets threatened two American U-2 surveillance planes, forcing them to return to abort their mission and return to base, senior U.S. officials said Tuesday. USA Today Each of these passages convey this tone when juxtaposed with one another. 3/11/2003 U.N. Withdraws U-2 Planes WASHINGTON (AP)-U.N. arms inspectors said Tuesday they had withdrawn two U-2 reconnaissance planes over Iraq for safety reasons after Baghdad complained both aircraft were in the air simultaneously.

What is insular?

500

“Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment; and so, perchance, the torture of her daily shame would at length purge her soul, and work out another purity than that which she had lost; more saint-like, because the result of martyrdom.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

What is chagrined?

List 4

100

(note: do not focus on the cruelty aspect of the passage, but rather Ducky's rather calm dialogue.) “NCIS” –created by Donald P. Bellisario “Ducky: I can still save your life. Godfrey: Oh yeah? Ducky: There is still time. Godfrey: All mouth and no trousers, this one. Ducky: You feeling light-headed? I just nicked your brachial artery. You'll be dead in less than ninety seconds. Godfrey: Having trouble breathing. Ducky: Yes, that would be your dying of hypo-bulimic shock. The sweating and chest pains are normal. Seventy seconds. Godfrey: You have to do something. Ducky: No I don't. But if you tell me why my best friend is dead, I'll consider it. Sixty seconds.”

What is methodical?

200

Mom: “Go clean your room!” Child: “No! I don’t feel like it.” Mom: “Don’t make me count to three!” Child: “Go ahead! You won’t! You’re not the boss of me.”

What is defiant?

300

I don't know about changing my perspective, because motherhood is such a glorious blessing and I am very thankful for that. It's such a beautiful experience. I so strongly recommend it. It's bliss, love and fulfillment of another level. -Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

What is xultaant?

400

“And then I feel as if I'm witnessing a miracle, as ever so slowly she raises her face towards the moon. I watch her drink in the sight, sensing the flood of memories she's unleashed and wanting nothing more than to let her know I'm here. But instead I stay where I am and stare up at the moon as well. And for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're together again.” ― Nicholas Sparks, Dear John

What is wistful?

500

“Killing innocents is NEVER allowed. Always take time and make sure you have the right person-EVIDENCE. Be extremely careful with the killing and more importantly the PREPARATION! Remember: YOU control your urges to kill, they don't control you. Fake emotion and normality to fit in. Never get caught! When taking a psychology personality test, always answer the question with the opposite of what you feel.” (Harry Morgan, Dexter)

What is methodical?

Random

100

"In the ghoulish manner of journalists on the hunt for the most striking pictures, my cameraman … and I tramped from one hut to another. What might have appalled us when we’d started our trip just a few days before no longer impressed us much. The search for the shocking is like the craving for a drug: you require heavier and more frequent doses the longer you’re at it. Pictures that stun the editors one day are written off as the same old stuff the next. …It is just a fact of life. It’s how we collect and compile the images that so move people in the comfort of their sitting rooms back home."

What is callous?

200

...I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes. –James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)

What is fervent?

300

"We want to believe. Young students try to believe in older authors, constituents try to believe in their congressmen, countries try to believe in their statesmen, but they can't. Too many voices, too much scattered, illogical ill-considered criticism."(This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald)

What is despondent?

400

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness…” (The Declaration of Independence)

What is idealistic?

500

From comedian Tom Lehrer's song, "We Will All Go Together When We Go"--sung in a lighthearted way to jaunty piano music "And we will all go together when we go. What a comforting fact that is to know. Universal bereavement, An inspiring achievement, Yes, we all will go together when we go. We will all go together when we go. All suffuse with an incandescent glow. No one will have the endurance To collect on his insurance, Lloyd's of London will be loaded when they go. Oh we will all fry together when we fry. We'll be french fried potatoes by and by. There will be no more misery When the world is our rotisserie, Yes, we will all fry together when we fry. Down by the old maelstrom, There'll be a storm before the calm. And we will all bake together when we bake. There'll be nobody present at the wake. With complete participation In that grand incineration, Nearly three billion hunks of well-done steak. Oh we will all char together when we char. And let there be no moaning of the bar. Just sing out a Te Deum When you see that I.C.B.M., And the party will be "come as you are." Oh we will all burn together when we burn. There'll be no need to stand and wait your turn. When it's time for the fallout And Saint Peter calls us all out, We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn. You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas. Go directly, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dolla's. And we will all go together when we go. Ev'ry Hottenhot and ev'ry Eskimo. When the air becomes uranious, And we will all go simultaneous. Yes we all will go together When we all go together, Yes we all will go together when we go."

What is detached?