Ambivalent | Conflicting feelings or fluctuations between two things |
Chiding | Scolding |
Disingenuous | Lacking honesty or sincerity |
Petulant | Insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
Circumspect | Considering all sides, positions |
Imperious | Commanding |
Poignant | Deeply moving or touching; causing emotion |
Obsequious | Sucking up |
Banal | Common, obvious |
Maudlin | Overly weepy, sentimental |
Reticent | Reluctant or restrained; not inclined to speak freely |
Garrulous | Excessive talking in a rambling manner |
Reproving | To criticize or correct; to disapprove of |
Incensed | Inflamed with wrath or rage |
Jocular | Joking |
Vehement | Strongly emotional or passionate about |
Pedantic | Concerned with minute details in teaching/learning |
Pastoral | Having to do with scenery or life in the countryside |
Precipitous | Done quickly without thinking |
Romeo and Juliet tone words
August 23, 2019