Vocab words: Tone words
Defiant
Showing defiance
The girl was defiant.
Jaded
tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
The father was disappointed that his kids were jaded about the fishing trip.
Candid
truthful and straightforward; frank.
Trump was very candid.
Dreamy
not practical; given to daydreaming.
he had dreamy thoughts about the girl.
Absurd
Something that seems crazy.
What Blair was saying was absurd to Childs.
Worried
Being scared of something.
The men were worried about the invader.
Pragmatic
dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Fuchs and Blair were dealing with the situation in a pragmatic way.
Fond
Liking something a lot.
Clark was fond of the camp.
Afraid
Being scared a lot.
He was afraid of The Thing.
Formal
Being polite and upstanding.
The dude was polite when the cops came but never anytime else.
Comic
A book that is written in pictures.
Joe read batman comics for three years in row.
Sad
The feeling of being down.
I am very sad my mom burned my sonic collection.
Optimistic
Being happy about something.
Bennings was optimistic about his find of the century.
Outraged
Being very angry about something.
Steven was outraged about the situation.
Hypercritical
Being very critical about something.
Cold
The opposite of hot.
The Antarctic base was miserable and cold.
Kind
The action of being nice.
He was very kind to the girl.
Aggressive
ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
The alien was very hostile and aggressive, unlike what the scientists thought.
Earnest
resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
Clark was the only earnest one of the group.
Bitter
The alien attack caused the men to become bitter.