mood and tone words
DESCRIPTION
Mood and Tone Words. By: Prathmica Chndramohan. Compassionate. showing feelings of sympathy for the suffering of others, often with a desire to help Bob was compassionate about his friend because she lost a loved one. Sympathetic. feeling or showing sympathy; pity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MOOD AND TONE WORDS
By: Prathmica Chndramohan
C O M PA S S I O N A T E
showing feelings of sympathy for the suffering of others, often with a desire to help
Bob was compassionate about his friend because she lost a loved one.
S Y M PA T H E T I C
feeling or showing sympathy; pity
I felt sympathy for the dog who just lost his leg.
H A U G H T Y
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant
The girl haughtily walked passed the poor.
M O C K I N G
to attack or treat with ridicule
She made a mocking mimicry of the teacher.
P E S S I M I S T I C
expecting the worst possible outcome
Sherry was pessimistic about her job interview.
S E V E R E
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
The Atlanta area had a severe snowstorm.
S O M B E R
lacking brightness or color; dull
The funeral was very depressing; everyone was at the state of somber.
S U S P I C I O U S
doubt about someone's honesty
I felt suspicious because everything was broken and there was only one person there.
O M I N O U S
suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed
The sun gloomed away ominously across the sky.