Tone DAY 3

Rancorous

Bitterly resentful

Receptive

Willing to accept new ideas

Redolent

Suggestive or reminiscent of something

Reflective

Thoughtful, Meditative

Regretful

Feeling bad about the past

Reluctant

Unwilling or disinclined

Remorseful

Very sorrowful; regretful

Repentant

Feeling remorse for wrongdoing

Resentful

Feeling anger over a wrong

Resigned

Accepting something undesirable; summisive

Resolute

Firmly determined

Restrained

Held back ; Restricted ; Controlled

Reticent

Disposed to be silent; reserved

Reverent

Respectful ; Treating with honor

Romantic

Relating to love or idealized feeling

Sarcastic

Saying the opposite of what is meant often to wound

Satirical

Mocking something to expose its weakness or teach a lesson

Scathing

Harshly critical

Sardonic

Scornful; Very sarcastic

Scholarly

Characteristic of serious study

Scornful

Showing open contempt or disdain

Sensationalistic

Seeking to excite or shock

Sentimental

Focused on feelings especially about the past

Severe

Harsh ; stern

Sharp

Clever in an underhanded way ; harsh

Simplistic

Over simplified

Sly

Cunning

Smug

Excessively self-satisfied

Snobbish

Acting as thought better than everyone else

Sober

Serious; free of frivolity

Solemn

Sad or quiet reflection; grave

Solitude

Loneliness

Somber

Gloomy

Sophisticated

Refined and worldly-wise

Spiritual

Relating to the soul or sacred things

Spiteful

Showing malicious ill will

Standoffish

Cold and unfriendly

Stern

Strict and severe in manner

Stiff

Overly formal

Stilted

Stiffly formal

Stoic

Unaffected by pleasure or plan

Straightforward

Direct; honest

Strident

Harsh and grating

Studied

Produced with conscious design

Studious

Given to diligent study

Superstitious

Believing in magic or omens

Suspenseful

Wondering what will happen next

Sympathetic

Compassionate

Tactful

Showing sensitivity in dealing with others

Temperate

Moderate and self res