Tone and Mood Terms #1

showing hatred, ill-will, spite or a mean spirit

• abstruse
• malicious
• indignant
• evasive

difficult to understand

• earnest
• arrogant
• abstruse
• reticent

overbearing or having a feeling of superiority

• arrogant
• evasive
• absurd
• vindictive

angry because of something unfair or unjust

• ironic
• ambivalent
• indignant
• apathetic

having a serious state of mind

• abstruse
• impassioned
• evasive
• earnest

showing great warmth or intensity of feelings 

• impassioned
• condescending
• nostalgic
• absurd

expressing unbelief

• compassionate
• reticent
• incredulous
• pessimistic

having a tendency to avoid or to escape from an issue or situation

• earnest
• evasive
• arrogant
• vindictive

inclined to be silent or secretive

• malicious
• abstruse
• ambivalent
• reticent

having or showing little emotion or interest

• irreverent
• compassionate
• apathetic
• obsequious