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Tone Words List #1 with DefinitionsAbject: sunk to 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; bitter or sharp.Admonitory: serving to warn; cautionary.Affronted: personally offended, particularly by perceived rudeness or disrespect.Aloof: at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart; remote.Amiable: having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable.Apathetic: having or showing little or no feeling or emotion; not interested or concerned; indifferent.Apprehensive: Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy.Avid: characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit; showing great enthusiasm or interest.Awed: filled with or expressing reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might.Blithe: Carefree and lighthearted. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual.Bombastic: high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.Buoyant: tending to float; tending to float.Captious: marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress trivial faults and raise objectionsCaustic: Corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting; Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.Chagrined: A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event.Chary: Very cautious; wary; not giving or expending freely; sparing.Circumspect: Heedful of circumstances and potential posed: free from agitation : calm; serenely self-possessed.Conciliatory: intended or likely to placate, pacify, or appease.Courteous: polite and respectful; well-mannered.Cynical: distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns.Deferential: polite and showing respect; giving way to the opinions and preferences of other.Derogatory: showing strong disapproval and not showing respect; making something or someone feel less than they are; belittling.Derisive: Mocking 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; unassertive.Disconsolate: Seeming beyond hope; extremely dejected; cheerless; gloomy.Disgruntled: Unhappy or discontented; ill-humored. ................
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