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Tone words/meanings

Tone Words-ENGL 7

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amused pleased in a light-hearted way
angry extremely mad
apathetic uncaring due to lack of energy or concern
anxious worried or nervous
apprehensive fearful about the future
awe solemn (serious)wonder
baffled confused; uncertain
benevolent inclined to do good
bitter exhibiting strong hostility as a result of pain or grief
compassionate sympathizing deeply; pitying
concerned worried
condescending exhibiting superiority; snobbish
confident assured; certain; trustful
contemplative thoughtful
contemptuous intense disgust
cynical questioning the basic sincerity and goodness of people
detached emotionally uninvolved; impartial
disturbed upset; concerned about an outcome
earnest intensely sincere;
elated extremely happy; joyful
facetious joking or silly (especially at inappropriate times)
fearful afraid
furious extremely angry
gloomy sad; dark
hopeful optimistic
incisive keen; sharp; penetrating
indignant marked by anger that is aroused from injustice
informative educational; instructional
intimate very familiar
ironic opposite to what is usual or expected by the reader
irreverent disrespectful; showing a lack of love or awe for something sacred
irritated annoyed; bothered
lighthearted free from care; cheerful
mocking treating with contempt or ridicule
morose gloomy; sullen; surley; despondent
mournful sorrowful; sad
objective unbiased; fair
optimistic hopeful; cheerful
pessimistic hopeless; foreseeing the worst outcome.
proud ranges from displaying self-seteem to arrogant; haughty
reflective thoughtful; deliberative
reverent respectful of something/someone holy or worthy of great respect
sarcastic taunting; ridiculing; sneering
sentimental showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings but sometimes in an excessive way; influenced more by emotion than by reason
sincere genuine; completely truthful
solemn deeply earnest; serious
somber dark, gloomy; earnest and solemn
sympathetic looking upon with favor
urgent insistent; calling for haste
whimsical lightly fanciful; capricious
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