| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accent | distinctive pronunciation or stress |
| 2. | acerbity | bitterness in manner |
| 3. | air | general impression or manner |
| 4. | ambience | character of a setting |
| 5. | atmosphere | general mood of a place |
| 6. | attitude | manner of thinking or feeling |
| 7. | aura | distinctive feeling around someone |
| 8. | authorial voice | writer’s distinctive style |
| 9. | barb | cutting remark quality |
| 10. | bearing | manner of behaving or appearing |
| 11. | bite | sharp, cutting quality |
| 12. | bitterness | resentful, harsh manner |
| 13. | breathiness | airy voice quality |
| 14. | brightness | clear, lively sound quality |
| 15. | cadence | rhythmic flow of speech |
| 16. | cast | general character or form |
| 17. | civility | polite, respectful behavior |
| 18. | clarity | clearness of sound |
| 19. | coloring | particular quality or character |
| 20. | courtesy | polite manner |
| 21. | cynicism | distrustful, negative attitude |
| 22. | darkness | deep, muted sound quality |
| 23. | decorum | properness of manner |
| 24. | delivery | way words are spoken |
| 25. | diction | choice of words and style |
| 26. | dignity | calm, serious self-respect |
| 27. | drawl | slow, stretched speech style |
| 28. | drift | general tendency or meaning |
| 29. | edge | sharpness in sound or voice |
| 30. | equilibrium | state of balance in approach |
| 31. | evenness | steady, consistent manner |
| 32. | expression | way of saying something |
| 33. | fairness | impartial, just manner |
| 34. | feel | general impression or character |
| 35. | flavor | distinctive character or quality |
| 36. | formality | degree of formal style |
| 37. | friendliness | warm, kind manner |
| 38. | gravity | seriousness of manner |
| 39. | harshness | rough, unpleasant sound quality |
| 40. | hoarseness | rough, strained voice quality |
| 41. | humor | amusing quality in expression |
| 42. | husky quality | rough, low voice quality |
| 43. | inflection | change in voice pitch |
| 44. | informality | degree of casual style |
| 45. | intonation | rise and fall of voice |
| 46. | irony | meaning opposite of words |
| 47. | jocularity | joking, playful manner |
| 48. | key | musical pitch level or scale |
| 49. | language | style of words used |
| 50. | levity | light, humorous manner |
| 51. | lightness | cheerful, not serious manner |
| 52. | lilt | light, cheerful speech rhythm |
| 53. | loudness | how loud something sounds |
| 54. | manner | way of speaking or behaving |
| 55. | measuredness | calm, controlled manner |
| 56. | mellowness | smooth, rich sound quality |
| 57. | moderation | avoidance of extremes in manner |
| 58. | modulation | variation in voice or sound |
| 59. | mood | prevailing emotional feeling |
| 60. | narrative voice | style of the narrator |
| 61. | nasality | nasal sound quality |
| 62. | neutrality | noncommittal, unbiased manner |
| 63. | note | single musical sound |
| 64. | nuance | subtle difference in meaning |
| 65. | objectivity | impartial, unbiased manner |
| 66. | overtone | higher tone above a fundamental |
| 67. | phrasing | way words are put together |
| 68. | pitch | how high or low a sound |
| 69. | polish | refined quality of expression |
| 70. | politeness | considerate, respectful manner |
| 71. | propriety | appropriateness of manner |
| 72. | purity | clean, unmixed sound quality |
| 73. | rasp | harsh, grating voice quality |
| 74. | raspiness | harshness in the voice |
| 75. | register | range or level of voice |
| 76. | resonance | deep, rich sound quality |
| 77. | ring | clear resonant sound |
| 78. | roughness | grating sound quality |
| 79. | shade | slight difference in character |
| 80. | sharpness | piercing or cutting sound quality |
| 81. | smoothness | even, gentle sound quality |
| 82. | softness | gentle quiet sound quality |
| 83. | sonority | fullness and richness of sound |
| 84. | sound | audible quality or character |
| 85. | spirit | general mood or attitude |
| 86. | stress | emphasis on a syllable |
| 87. | tact | sensitivity in expression |
| 88. | temper | prevailing mood or state |
| 89. | tenor | general character or direction |
| 90. | timbre | distinctive sound quality |
| 91. | tremolo | trembling effect in sound |
| 92. | tremor | slight quiver in the voice |
| 93. | undertone | subtle underlying sound quality |
| 94. | vibe | overall feeling or atmosphere |
| 95. | vibrato | regular wavering of pitch |
| 96. | voice | distinctive sound of a person |
| 97. | volume | loudness of a sound |
| 98. | warmth | pleasant rich sound quality |
| 99. | wit | clever humor in expression |
| 100. | wording | choice and arrangement of words |