Tone Words #1-19

Abashed

ashamed or embarrassed: disconcerted

Abhorring

to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

Abstruse

difficult to understand

Absurd

Ridiculous: silly

Accusing

To charge with the fault, offense, or crime

Acerbic

Harsh or severe, as of temper or epression

Admiring

to regard with wonder, please, or approval

Admonishing

cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a good-willed manner, reminding

Adoring

to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor

Affectionate

Showing , indicating, or characterizing affection or love; fondly tender

Afraid

Feeling fear or anxiety; scared

Ambiguous

Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

Ambivalent

Uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

Amused

Pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted

Angry

strong feeling of or showing annoyance, displeasure, or hostility

Annoyed

To cause slight irritation to by troublesome, often repeated acts

Antagonistic

Acting in opposition; opposing esp. mutually/hostile; unfriendly

Anxious

To be full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried

Apathetic

Having or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive