10973384769 | eulogistic | involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually for the dead | 0 | |
10973384770 | grave | something serious or solemn | 1 | |
10973384771 | pensive | dreamily thoughtful | 2 | |
10973384772 | pious | displaying a reverence for God | 3 | |
10973384773 | venerative | regarding with reverence | 4 | |
10973384774 | fervent | warmth; intensity of spirit | 5 | |
10973384775 | giddy | frivolous; lighthearted | 6 | |
10973384776 | laudatory | containing and expressing praise | 7 | |
10973384777 | elegiac | of, relating to, or involving mourning or expressing sorrow | 8 | |
10973384778 | lugubrious | mournful, dismal, gloomy, especially to a ludicrous degree | 9 | |
10973384779 | bantering | good-humored, playful in conversation | 10 | |
10973384780 | cynical | tendency to believe human behavior is selfish and opportunistic | 11 | |
10973384781 | derisive | ridiculing, mocking | 12 | |
10973384782 | facetious | lightly amusing; unserious; frivolous, especially at the wrong time | 13 | |
10973384783 | farcical | comedic with high exaggeration | 14 | |
10973384784 | flippant | lacking in seriousness; disrespectfully casual; uncaring | 15 | |
10973384785 | ludicrous | ridiculous; laughable; outlandish; silly | 16 | |
10973384786 | mock-heroic | satiric imitation of heroic traits | 17 | |
10973384787 | sardonic | scornfully or cynically mocking; sarcastic | 18 | |
10973384788 | satiric | characterized by satire | 19 | |
10973384789 | wry | satiric; bitter | 20 | |
10973384790 | choleric | easily angered | 21 | |
10973384791 | indignant | marked by anger; aroused by justice | 22 | |
10973384792 | inflammatory | likely to stir up anger or trouble | 23 | |
10973384793 | vexed | annoyed; irritated; distressed | 24 | |
10973384794 | blithe | joyous, merry, glad | 25 | |
10973384795 | euphoric | beyond earthly happiness | 26 | |
10973384796 | jocund | cheery, joyful, and happy | 27 | |
10973384797 | whimsical | playful; humorous or fanciful; unpredictable | 28 | |
10973384798 | bemused | preoccupied; deep in thought | 29 | |
10973384799 | expectant | having expectations | 30 | |
10973384800 | antagonistic | hostile, unfriendly | 31 | |
10973384801 | belligerent | aggressively hostile; warlike | 32 | |
10973384802 | vitriolic | scathing or bitter | 33 | |
10973384803 | apprehensive | uneasy about the future | 34 | |
10973384804 | diffident | timid; reserved in manner | 35 | |
10973384805 | fatalistic | in the belief that everything is predetermined and out of our hands | 36 | |
10973384806 | foreboding | to have inward conviction of | 37 | |
10973384807 | stark | plain; harsh; bleak or grim | 38 | |
10973384808 | timorous | timid | 39 | |
10973384809 | effusive | unrestrained and excessive in emotional expression | 40 | |
10973384810 | picturesque | strikingly expressive or vivid | 41 | |
10973384811 | sentimental | colored by emotion rather than realism | 42 | |
10973384812 | convoluted | very complicated or involved | 43 | |
10973384813 | abstract | theoretical; without reference to specifics | 44 | |
10973384814 | allusive | characterized by indirect references | 45 | |
10973384815 | classical | formal; standard; traditional | 46 | |
10973384816 | cogent | convincing; reasonable | 47 | |
10973384817 | cultured | high degree or taste | 48 | |
10973384818 | epistolary | involving letters | 49 | |
10973384819 | erudite | learned; scholarly | 50 | |
10973384820 | idiomatic | peculiar to a particular language | 51 | |
10973384821 | urbane | sophisticated | 52 | |
10973384822 | acerbic | sharp or sour | 53 | |
10973384823 | bombastic | pretentious and pompous | 54 | |
10973384824 | brusque | blunt | 55 | |
10973384825 | callous | emotionally hardened | 56 | |
10973384826 | condescending | in a patronizing, degrading manner | 57 | |
10973384827 | contemptuous | scornful, expressing in disgrace | 58 | |
10973384828 | contentious | involving or likely to cause contention | 59 | |
10973384829 | disdainful | scornful | 60 | |
10973384830 | evasive | tending or intending to evade | 61 | |
10973384831 | haughty | proud and vain to the point of arrogance | 62 | |
10973384832 | iconoclastic | inclined to attack cherished beliefs and emotions | 63 | |
10973384833 | imperious | arrogantly domineering; overbearing | 64 | |
10973384834 | insolent | rude; not showing proper respect; arrogant | 65 | |
10973384835 | irreverent | showing disrespect for things that are normally respected | 66 | |
10973384836 | patronizing | to treat in a condescending manner | 67 | |
10973384837 | petulant | easily irritated or annoyed | 68 | |
10973384838 | pretentious | exaggerated show of dignity or importance | 69 | |
10973384839 | provocative | tending to provoke | 70 | |
10973384840 | strident | loud, harsh, and unpleasantly noisy | 71 | |
10973384841 | aloof | indifferent, disinterested | 72 | |
10973384842 | banal | pointless and uninteresting | 73 | |
10973384843 | detached | disinterested; unbiased | 74 | |
10973384844 | objective | uninfluenced by emotions | 75 | |
10973384845 | restrained | held back; deprived | 76 | |
10973384846 | stolid | having or revealing little emotion | 77 | |
10973384847 | turgid | pompous; excessively ornate or complex in style or language | 78 | |
10973384848 | ambiguous | doubtful, uncertain from obscurity or indistinctiveness | 79 | |
10973384849 | incredulous | unbelieving | 80 | |
10973384850 | skeptical | showing doubt | 81 | |
10973384851 | tentative | in an unsure state of mind | 82 | |
10973384852 | ambivalent | mixture of opposite feelings | 83 | |
10973384853 | obscure | not clearly expressed; ambiguous or vague | 84 | |
10973384854 | pedantic | concerned with unimportant details | 85 | |
10973384855 | austere | stern; strict; frugal | 86 | |
10973384856 | didactic | inclined to teach or moralize (often excessively) | 87 | |
10973384857 | moralistic | concerned with principles of morality | 88 | |
10973384858 | puritanical | strict or severe in matters of morality | 89 | |
10973384859 | candid | open and sincere; straightforward; honest | 90 | |
10973384860 | colloquial | ordinary and informal (usually refers to conversation) | 91 | |
10973384861 | homespun | simple and homely | 92 | |
10973384862 | insipid | vapid; bland | 93 | |
10973384863 | lucid | easily understood; clear | 94 | |
10973384864 | mundane | ordinary; common; everyday | 95 | |
10973384865 | terse | effectively concise; brief | 96 | |
10973384866 | audacious | fearless; recklessly daring; unrestrained; insolent | 97 | |
10973384867 | baroque | elaborate; ornamental | 98 | |
10973384868 | cinematic | having the qualities of a motion picture | 99 | |
10973384869 | conciliatory | agreeable; characterized by appeasement | 100 | |
10973384870 | crepuscular | having to do with shadowy areas (usually has to do with humanity) | 101 | |
10973384871 | decadent | marked by a decay in morals and values; indulgent | 102 | |
10973384872 | discursive | moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling | 103 | |
10973384873 | evocative | having the ability to call forth memories or other responses | 104 | |
10973384874 | lethargic | slow; sluggish | 105 | |
10973384875 | petty | lesser; minor | 106 | |
10973384876 | provincial | limited in perspective; self-centered | 107 | |
10973384877 | prurient | preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts | 108 | |
10973384878 | self-concerning | aware of oneself as an individual; not confident | 109 | |
10973384879 | sepulchral | pertaining to burial | 110 | |
10973384880 | transitory | short-lived; temporary | 111 | |
10973384881 | trite | stale; worn out; overused | 112 | |
10973384882 | zealous | highly motivated; fervent | 113 |
AP English Language and Composition Tone Words by Definition Flashcards
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