Tone Words Steven Jacob ELA-5 STEM

Benevolent characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings Synonyms: caring, goodness, happiness

Compassionate a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.who the Synonyms: Caring, Sympathetic

Complimentary of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remarkthenature compliment Synonyms: commendatory, praising, laudatory

Forthright going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offensethe Synonyms: forthrightly, squarely, blunt, candid, frankforthrightlysquarelyblunt candidfrank

Serene calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled Synonyms: undisturbed, imperturbable, unperturbed, composed, collected

Sympathetic characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling of care Synonyms: commiserating, kind, tender, affectionate

Objective something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal Synonyms: object, destination, aim

Bewildered completely puzzled or confused; perplexed Synonyms: mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle

Condescending to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignityconscious Synonyms: patronizing, disdainful, supercilious

Desolate barren or laid waste; devastated Synonyms: ravaged, desert, lonesome, lost; miserable, wretched, woebegone, woeful, inconsolable, cheerless, hopeless

Haughty disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious arrogant Synonyms: lordly, disdainful, contemptuous

Indignant feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base Synonyms: angry, resentful, infuriated, mad

Melancholy a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depressiondepression sadness, dejection, despondency, seriousness gloomy, despondent, blue, dispirited, sorrowful, dismal, doleful, glum, downcast, serious

Mocking to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derisioncontempt Synonyms: deride; taunt, flout, gibe; chaff, tease

Ominous portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious Synonyms: portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful

Pessimistic the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems Synonyms: despairing, hopeless

Severe harsh; unnecessarily extreme Synonyms: strict, hard, stern, unadorned, demanding, exacting

Solemn grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person Synonyms: serious, august, imposing, stately, ritual, ceremonial, devotional

Somber gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted Synonyms: dusky, murky, sunless, lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy

Suspicious to believe or look guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof Synonyms: suspect, dubious, doubtful mistrustful, wary, disbelieving, strange, mysterious

Irreverent A feeling that is opposed to respect/ also shows a characterization of disrespect Synonyms: irreligious, impious, profane