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Tone Words List 2
Tone Words R7
Question | Answer |
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accusatory | blaming other people |
ambivalent | having conflicting feelings |
amused | entertained; thinking it is funny |
angry | mad |
anxious | worried or excited |
apathetic | indifferent; doesn't care; not interested |
apologetic | sorry |
appreciative | grateful; thankful |
arrogant | too proud |
awe | solemn wonder; amazement |
beguiling | deceptive; cheating |
bewilderment | confusion |
bitter | angry or hateful |
bored, boring | not interested |
callous | insensitive |
calm | relaxed; not excited |
candid | straightforward; blunt |
cheerful | happy |
concerned | worried or interested |
condescending | looking down on other people; feeling superior |
contemplative | studying; thinking; reflective |
contemptuous | disrespectful; scornful |
courteous | nice; respectful |
critical | finding fault |
cruel | mean; hurtful |
curious | wanting to find out more |
cynical | questioning the truth or sincerity; skeptical |
defensive | defending |
defiant | going against authority |
depressed | unhappy, sad |
desperate | frantic; without many options |
determination | not giving up |
determined | not giving up |
didactic | trying to teach something |
diplomatic | trying not to offend people |
direct | straightforward; honest |
disappointed | discouraged; unhappy because something went wrong |
disdainful | scornful |
disgusting | yucky |
dissatisfied | unhappy; not satisfied |
dramatic | theatrical |
earnest | sincere; honest; intense |
eccentric | odd; strange; different |
egotistical | thinking only about himself; self-centered |
eloquent | expressing ideas in a nice way; poetic; good with words |
encouraging | optimistic; trying to convince you to do something because of a belief that you can do it |
enthusiastic | excited; energetic |
envious | jealous |
excited | anxious |
expectant | waiting |
fanciful | using the imagination; imaginative |
fearful | afraid |
formal | respectful, appropriate behavior |
forthright | direct; honest without hesitation |
friendly | the way a person treats friends |
frustrated | angry because of not being able to do something |
funny | humorous; amusing |
gentle | not hurtful; careful |
gloomy | dark; sad; depressed |
happy | cheerful; in a good mood |
hateful | hating something or someone; angry hate |
haughty | proud; vain; arrogant |
honest | truthful |
hopeful | looking forward to something; optimistic |
humorous | funny |
hysterical | very scared |
idealistic | thinking of what is best; optimistic; not realistic |
imaginative | creative; using the imagination |
impersonal | not personal |
indifferent | unconcerned; not interested |
indignant | angry because something is not fair |
informal | not formal; relaxed |
innocent | not guilty |
inspirational | encouraging; reassuring |
intimate | very familiar; the way one talks to close friends or family |
ironic | different than what is expected or the opposite of what is meant |
irritated | annoyed |
jovial | happy |
judgmental | judging others; critical |
lackadaisical | lazy |
lethargic | sleepy |
lighthearted | happy, carefree |
lofty | arrogant |
macabre | about death |
malevolent | mean; angry; purposely hateful |
malicious | purposely hurtful; very mean |
matter-of-fact | truthful; accepting of conditions; straightforward |
melancholy | sad |
mischievous | playing tricks for fun |
mocking | scornful; ridiculing; making fun of someone |
negative | unhappy; pessimistic |
nervous | worried |
neutral | not good nor bad; not for nor against |
nostalgic | thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past |
objective | without prejudice; without discrimination; fair |
optimistic | hopeful; cheerful |
patient | willing to wait; not in a hurry |
patronizing | looking down on others; acting superior |
pensive | thinking, thoughtful |
perplexed | confused; puzzled |
persuasive | trying to convince |
pessimistic | seeing the bad side of things |
poetic | expressing beautiful thoughts or words |
proud | full of pride in something; thinking that something is better than others |
quizzical | questioning; eccentric; odd; amusing |
reflective | thoughtful; meditative; thinking |
regret | feeling bad about the past |
relaxation, relaxed | relaxed; not worried; not busy |
relieved | stop being worried |
remorseful | very sad; sorrowful; regretful |
reverent | respectful; treating something with honor and respect |
rude | not polite |
sad, sadness | unhappy |
sarcastic | sneering; saying the opposite of what you mean as a way of being unfriendly or making a point |
sardonic | scornful; very sarcastic |
satirical | making fun of something to show its weakness or to teach a lesson |
sentimental | thinking about feelings, especially when remembering the past |
serious | not funny; not joking |
sincere | honest; truthful; earnest |
snobbish | acting as though one is better than everyone else; egocentric |
solemn | sad or quiet reflection |
solitude | loneliness |
stiff | formal, serious |
straightforward | direct; honest |
stubborn | refusing to give in |
surprised | startled; amazed |
suspense, suspenseful | wondering what will happen next |
sympathetic | compassionate; understanding of how someone feels |
tearful | sad |
tense | nervous |
thankful | grateful; giving thanks |
threatening | menacing |
tolerant | accepting of others |
tragic | very sad |
urgent | insistent; saying something must be done soon |
vindictive | revengeful; wanting to get back at someone |
whimsical | playful; funny; odd |