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English Tone words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abject | Sunk to you or existing in a low state or condition; showing resignation or hopelessness; servile or spiritless |
| Acerbic | Harsh or severe, as of temper or expression; sour or acidic |
| Acrimonious | Caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner; better or shark |
| Admonitory | Serving to warn; cautionary |
| Affronted | Personally offended, particularly by perceived brightness or disrespect |
| Aloof | At a distance, especially in feeling were interested in my: apart; remote |
| Amiable | Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal quality; affable; friendly; sociable |
| Apathetic | Having or showing little or no feeling or emotion; not interested or concerned; in different |
| Apprehensive | Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy |
| Avid | Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursue it; showing great enthusiasm more interest |
| Awed | Filled with or expressing reverence, respect, dried, and wondered inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might |
| Blithe | Carefree and lighthearted. Lacking are showing a lack of two concern; casual |
| Bombastic | Hi sounding; highflown; inflated; pretentious |
| Buoyant | Tending to float; tending to float |
| Captious | Marked by and often it’ll natured inclination to stress trivial faults and raise objections |
| Caustic | Corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting; capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, were eating away by chemical action |
| Chagrined | A keen feeling of mental and ease, as of annoying to embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disc concerning event |
| Chary | Very cautious; weary; not giving or expending freely; sparing |
| Circumspect | Head full of circumstances and potential consequences |
| Composed | Free from the agitation; calm; serenely self possessed |
| Conciliatory | Intended or likely to placate; pacify, or appease |
| Courteous | Polite and respectful; well mannered |
| Cynical | Distrusting word disparaging the motives of others; believing is showing the believe that people are motivated chiefly by bass or selfish concerns |
| Deferential | Polite and showing respect; giving way to the opinions and preferences of others |
| Derogatory | Showing strong disapproval and not showing respect; making something or someone feel less than they are; belittling |
| Derisive | Marking or jeering in a contemptuous manner |
| Didactic | Designed to teach; intended to convey information; morally instructive |
| Diffident | Hesitant in acting or speaking, especially from a lack of self-confidence; shy; timid; reserved; an assertive |
| Disconsolate | Seeming beyond help; extremely dejected; cheerless; gloomy |
| Disgruntled | I’m happy or discontented ; it’ll humor |
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