Tone words Part 1

acerbic

- "sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone" ex. "acerbic commentary"; We want to experience how someone as acerbic as Jane Austen makes sense of the chaos of this world.; Lwk Shoenburger in a way

ambivalent

"having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone" ex:, someone who is ambivalent about attending an event both wants and doesn’t want to go; the person’s feelings about attending the event are ambivalent

apathetic

"having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion" ex. "apathetic voters; It's really easy to feel apathetic about politics and forget how much they affect our daily lives.

belligerent

"inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness" ex. "a belligerent nation"; ex: Victor was lwk beilligerent towards the monster

bitter

"marked by cynicism and rancor" ex. "bitter complaints"

candid

- "marked by honest sincere expression" ex. "a candid discussion or a candid interview with a celebrity"

choleric

"easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered" ex. "a choleric neighbor" Wow this guy is so easily moved to unreasonable/exessive anger, we need to put a collar on him #collar-ic

colloquial

"used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation"; Ex: me and my friends are going to host a colloquial dinner party where we try all the new taco bell menu items

conciliatory

"intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility"; Ex: my dad when he’s talking to my mom; counselor conciliatory where we try to calm down her temper

contemptuous

"manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval" The con to being temptuous is my deep hatred in feeling

contentious

"likely to cause disagreement or argument" "a contentious issue"; ex: In the perpetual skirmish between science and religion, or Jubilee debates between CK and college students

curt

"marked by rude or peremptory shortness" ex. "a curt refusal" / "also, sparing of words" ex. "curt sentences"; Mr. S be like; Also Haikyu characters when I read their pov:

derisive

"expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn" ex. "derisive laughter"; Wall Street reacted to the delays with a derisive nickname TACO, for Trump Always Chickens Out.;

derogatory

- "expressive of a low opinion" ex: derogatory words that are offensive in history towards other races

diffident

"hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence"; ex: I’m so different I lack self confidence and am hesitant

earnest

"characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind; ex: a proposal made in earnest"

ebullient

"having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm" ex. "ebullient performers"; I was so ebullient the bull showed liveliness and enthusiasm

effusive

marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm" ex. effusive praise"; Me when Ariana tickets: ; If you said I was enthusiastic in expression

elegiac

"expressing sorrow often for something now past ex. "an elegiac lament for someone who has died"; elegiant cried out for the dead fairy “sorrows sorrows tears”

euphoric

"marked by a feeling of great happiness and excitement" ; Think of the show Euphoria or the song by Jungkook, I’m in great happiness and excitement when Jungkock plays

facetious

- "joking or jesting often inappropriately" ; Me when we were in macro the other day and we were in the IRC oops. ; jorking and jesting in your face #inappropriate

fatalistic

"a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them" ; Reverse eternal sunshine; also a fatality that me and my brother were talking about this (why does the US have access to *rms, we can’t change it now that our founders and ancestors invented them

fervent

"exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling" ex. "fervent patriotism; These intense feelings in fervor; the furry exhibited great intense feeling

flippant

- "lacking proper respect or seriousness"; boys these days need to stop flipping people off, its a lack or proper respect or seriousness to situations

grave

- "meriting serious consideration" ex. "grave problems"; “We’re in grave danger!!” (serious danger)

haughty

- "blatantly and disdainfully proud" ex. "haughty aristocrats. ;you’re so hotty you’re blatantly and disdainfully proud

Impartial

- "not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally"; I’m actually not partial or biased at all

incisive

- "impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)" ex. "an incisive analysis"; Well I’m definitely not decisive, im the opposite or this word, decisive no, direct maybe.

incredulous

- "unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true" ex. "an incredulous stare"; Its incredible how my mom doesn’t accept or admit the truth

indifferent

- "marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something" ex: indifferent to suffering and poverty; Sounds like CK fans once again; differs with apathetic cuz theres no word emotion involved

indignant

"feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy" ex. "an indignant response to an accusation"; me the other day amongst all the negative news; in digging the knife into my back in an unjust manner i’m angry;

insolent

"insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct" ex. "an insolent response to one’s enemy" I lost my insulin so i’m talking contemptuously

irreverent

- "lacking proper respect or seriousness"; If you lack proper respect or serious you’re irrelevant; “his irreverent tone to the news was lacking proper decorum”

jocund

- "marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness"; The jocks were in high spirits and lively mirthfulness in joy; this one is a hard one to crack

laudatory

"of, relating to, or expressing praise" ex. "a laudatory book review"; applaudatory cuz you get praise claps

lethargic

"of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy"; Ex: Symptoms in dogs are that they may be lethargic.

lugubrious

- "exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful"; ex: Barry Allen is so lugubrious after Iris’ death

nostalgic

"longing for or thinking fondly of a past time or condition" ex. "nostalgic for one’s youth"

pedantic

"narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned"; A pedantic person may do lots of annoying things, such as point out minor errors, correct people who make small mistakes, and brag about their own knowledge and expertise; oh so basically my mom ok

pensive

- "musingly or dreamily thoughtful" ex. "a pensive poet"; makes me think of the discord or google teams emoji; pensive music in movies can be musing or dreamy

reticent

"inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech"; Maybe I’m reticent at times because I disassociate and become quiet or uncommunicative; Like retreating from a convo

sanguine

"marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic"; genuine eager happiness by san said confidently and optimistic

sardonic

"disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking"; sardines are disdainfully/skeptically humurous and derisively mocking

serene

"marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude"; what Mrs. Medina called Sieryn freshman yr lwk her tho

somber

"so shaded as to be dark and gloomy" ex. "a somber funeral procession"; Sombr the artist, his aesthetic is dark and gloomy and his music reflects that in a way

strident

"characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound" ex. "a strident voice"; Strider’s from minecraft make harsh insistent and discordant sounds

timorous

"of a timid disposition : fearful"; Well its literally in the name, timid; she emitted.a timorous squeak upon sneaking a glance at the huge snake

vitriolic

"bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism"; My mom is pretty vitriolic of others

wistful

full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy" ex. "a wistful memory"; This is how ‘I wish I hated you’ by Ari feels like

zealous

"marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal" ex. "a zealous dedication to a cause"; Victor be like: he’s zealous in his work and projects for sure