3760633286 | abhorring | to detest strongly; to find repugnant (disgusting); to loathe (hate) strongly | 0 | |
3760638179 | accusatory | charging of wrongdoing; a declaration that another is at fault; to indict | 1 | |
3760641384 | aloof | uninvolved or unwilling to become involved; distant physically or emotionally | 2 | |
3760641385 | ambivalence | uncertainty or indecisiveness; simultaneous conflicting feelings | 3 | |
3760644560 | amiable | friendly and pleasant to be with | 4 | |
3760646008 | apathetic | indifferent due to lack of energy or concern; showing little or no emotion | 5 | |
3760653232 | awe | an emotion combining wonder, dread, respect that is inspired by something great; a feeling of great amazement | 6 | |
3760653233 | benevolent | having or manifesting a desire to do good | 7 | |
3760656042 | caustic | intense use of sarcasm; stinging; biting | 8 | |
3760656043 | callous | emotionally hardened; unfeeling | 9 | |
3760658561 | cathartic | emotionally purging or purifying to start healing | 10 | |
3760659558 | choleric | hot-tempered; easily angered; extremely irritable | 11 | |
3760660432 | complimentary | expressing praise or approval | 12 | |
3760672817 | condescending | a feeling of superiority over somebody or something | 13 | |
3760672818 | consoling | to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed | 14 | |
3760674531 | contemplative | deeply thinking and reflecting on an issue | 15 | |
3760674532 | contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless and should be scorned | 16 | |
3760677694 | critical | judging severely and finding fault | 17 | |
3760681138 | cynical | skeptical and questioning of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others | 18 | |
3760682122 | derision | ridicule; hostile mocking | 19 | |
3760683340 | didactic | educational; instructional | 20 | |
3760683341 | disdainful | scornful; hateful | 21 | |
3760685007 | dogmatic | an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or un-provable principles | 22 | |
3760685019 | earnest | a sincere state of mind | 23 | |
3760686773 | erudite | learned; polished; scholarly | 24 | |
3760700245 | exasperated | greatly annoyed; made worse or more intense | 25 | |
3760701462 | facetious | intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate | 26 | |
3760701463 | fanciful | led by fantasy and the imagination rather than by reason and experience | 27 | |
3760703197 | fervent | showing extremely passionate enthusiasm | 28 | |
3760703198 | flippant | disrespectful; marked by disrespectful levity or casualness | 29 | |
3760704985 | forthright | directly frank without hesitation; straightforward | 30 | |
3760704986 | haughty | proud and vain to the point of arrogance | 31 | |
3760706988 | impartial | not partial or biased; unprejudiced; not favoring one over another | 32 | |
3760706989 | incredulous | expression of extreme disbelief | 33 | |
3760708687 | indignant | marked by anger caused by injustice | 34 | |
3760708688 | idiosyncratic | deviating from what is customary or "normal" | 35 | |
3760711728 | intimate | very familiar | 36 | |
3760711729 | irreverent | lacking in respect | 37 | |
3760713496 | insolent | rude or disrespectful | 38 | |
3760713503 | jovial | happy | 39 | |
3760715437 | matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; unemotional | 40 | |
3760716478 | melancholy | gloomy or sad | 41 | |
3760717458 | malevolent | having or displaying ill will; having an evil or harmful influence | 42 | |
3760717459 | mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule | 43 | |
3760719250 | morose | sullen; surly; despondent | 44 | |
3760736298 | malicious | purposely hurtful | 45 | |
3760736299 | nostalgic | longing for things, persons, or situations of the past; sentimental and homesick | 46 | |
3760737823 | objective | unbiased; not selecting a side | 47 | |
3760739098 | obsequious | polite and obedient for hope of gain or favor | 48 | |
3760740712 | optimistic | tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes | 49 | |
3760740713 | patronizing | to behave in an offensively condescending manner | 50 | |
3760742102 | pessimistic | seeing the worst side of things | 51 | |
3760742103 | pompous | having an excessive sense of self-importance, usually displayed through exaggerated seriousness or stateliness in speech or manner | 52 | |
3760743734 | pragmatic | practical | 53 | |
3760743735 | pretentious | an extravagant outward show; ostentatious; intending to impress others | 54 | |
3760746772 | prosaic | matter-of-fact; straightforward; commonplace; unimaginative | 55 | |
3760746773 | prudent | wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense; sensible | 56 | |
3760748388 | reflective | illustrating innermost thoughts or feelings | 57 | |
3760748389 | remorseful | feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong | 58 | |
3760750386 | restrained | held back, limited, kept in check or under control | 59 | |
3760751800 | reverent | treating a subject with honor and respect | 60 | |
3760780042 | sanguine | optimistic; cheerful; sugary | 61 | |
3760780043 | sarcastic | sneering; caustic; humor that is ironic mocking | 62 | |
3760781833 | sardonic | scornfully and bitter sarcasm | 63 | |
3760781834 | self-deprecating | expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself | 64 | |
3760784888 | sincere | without deceit or pretense | 65 | |
3760786350 | skeptical | tending not to believe or accept things but to question them | 66 | |
3760786351 | solemn | deeply earnest; dignified | 67 | |
3760787332 | somber | dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim | 68 | |
3760787333 | supercilious | arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty | 69 | |
3760788816 | strident | unpleasantly loud and harsh; obnoxious | 70 | |
3760788817 | whimsical | fanciful; unusual | 71 | |
3760790156 | wistful | full of yearning or longing; sad and thoughtful | 72 | |
3760790157 | vexed | annoyed, irritated or distressed | 73 | |
3760791370 | zealous | actively and unreservedly enthusiastic | 74 |
AP English Language Tone Words Flashcards
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