Hi Friends,
Here I will be posting some essential things to know which will help you in thoroughly preparing for CAT.
Right now I am presenting the various 'Tones' of Reading Comprehension.
Here is the list of most of the tones in which any RC passage can be classified:
Possible tone --- Meaning of the word
- Acerbic Harsh/ severe; bitter
- Aggressive Forceful; tending towards unprovoked offensiveness
- Angry/indignant
- Apathetic Emotionless; not interested/ concerned; indifferent; unresponsive
- Apologetic Expressing remorse, regret, sorrow for having failed, injured, insulted or wronged another
- Belligerent Aggressively hostile; bellicose
- Biased Favouring one thing/person/group over another for personal reasons.
- Caustic Biting; acerbic
- Commiserating Feeling/ expressing sorrow for; empathizing with; pity
- Condescending Patronizing; showing/implying patronising descent from dignity/ superiority
- Contemptuous Expressing contempt/ disdain
- Cynical Displaying a belief that people are always self-seeking and never altruistic in their actions
- Derisive Unkind and displaying contempt
- Disparaging Speak slightingly; depreciating; belittling
- Dogmatic Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; imperious; dictatorial
- Emotional Easily affected by feelings actuated by experiencing love, hate, fear and the like
- Ethical Dealing with principles of morality; honest; righteous
- Euphemistic Substitution of mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt
- Grandiose More complicated/ elaborated than necessary; pompous
- Humanistic Evincing keen interest in human affairs, nature, welfare, values
- Humourous Funny and amusing
- Introspective Consider one's own internal state of feelings
- Incendiary Causing strong feelings
- Laudatory Praising; extolling; applauding
- Motivating Impelling; inciting
- Obsequious Fawning; showing servile complaisance; flattering; deferent
- Pedestrian Lacking vitality, imagination, distinction
- Populist Egalitarian; pertaining to the characteristics of common people/ working class
- Provocative Inciting; stimulating; irritating; vexing
- Romantic Fanciful; impractical; unrealistic; extravagant; exaggerated
- Sarcastic Harsh, bitter derision; taunting; sneering; cutting remarks
- Satirical Ironical; taunting; human folly held up to scorn/ derision/ ridicule
- Speculative Theoretical rather than practical; thoughtful; reflective; hypothetical
- Technical Using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book
- Vitriolic Full of anger and hatred
- Vituperative Cruel and angry criticism
