7428057936 | Didactic | Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. | 0 | |
7428057937 | Objective | Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. | 1 | |
7428057947 | Tone | The attitude of the speaker toward another character, a place, an idea, or a thing | 2 | |
7559723012 | Apprehensive | Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. | 3 | |
7559725076 | Elegiac | Relating to or characteristic of an elegy (lament for the dead) | 4 | |
7559731672 | Quizzical | Indicating mild or amused puzzlement. | 5 | |
7559738766 | Rapturous | Feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm. | 6 | |
7559742304 | Reproachful | Expressing disapproval or disappointment. Synonyms = disapproving, reproving, critical, censorious, disparaging, withering, accusatory, admonitory | 7 | |
7559819755 | Satiric | sarcastic, critical, and mocking another's weaknesses. Synonyms = mocking, ironic, ironical, satiric, sarcastic, sardonic; More | 8 | |
7559859205 | Didactic | Synonyms = instructive, instructional, educational, educative, informative, informational, edifying, improving, preceptive, pedagogic, moralistic | 9 | |
7559860781 | Objective | Synonyms = impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpartisan, disinterested, neutral, uninvolved, even-handed, equitable, fair, fair-minded, just, open-minded, dispassionate, detached, neutral | 10 | |
7559862657 | Apprehensive | Synonyms = anxious, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerned, agitated, tense, afraid, scared, frightened, fearful | 11 | |
7559864637 | Elegiac | Synonyms = mournful, melancholic, melancholy, plaintive, sorrowful, sad | 12 | |
7559867358 | Quizzical | Synonyms = inquiring, questioning, curious; puzzled, perplexed, baffled, mystified; amused, mocking, teasing | 13 | |
7559869195 | Rapturous | Synonyms = ecstatic, joyful, elated, euphoric, enraptured, on cloud nine, in seventh heaven, transported, enchanted, blissful, happy | 14 | |
7559872913 | Reproachful | Synonyms = disapproving, reproving, critical, censorious, disparaging, withering, accusatory, admonitory | 15 | |
7559878158 | Satiric | Synonyms = mocking, ironic, ironical, satiric, sarcastic, sardonic; More | 16 | |
7559880284 | Solemn | Formal and dignified; Not cheerful or smiling; serious; Characterized by deep sincerity. | 17 | |
7559887710 | Solemn | Synonyms = dignified, ceremonious, serious, grave, sober, somber, unsmiling, stern, grim, dour, humorless, | 18 | |
7559911425 | Candid | Truthful and straightforward; frank. | 19 | |
7559911426 | Candid | Synonyms = frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, plain-spoken, straightforward, ingenuous, bluff | 20 | |
7559911427 | Cynical | 1. doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile. 2. Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. | 21 | |
7559912378 | Cynical | Synonyms = skeptical, doubtful, distrustful, suspicious, disbelieving | 22 | |
7559912380 | Detached | Synonyms = dispassionate, disinterested, objective, uninvolved, outside, neutral, unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, nonpartisan, separate, disconnected | 23 | |
7559912379 | Detached | 1. Separate or disconnected, in particular. 2. Aloof and objective. | 24 | |
7559914560 | Melancholic | Synonyms = depressed, sad, gloomy | 25 | |
7559914561 | Nostalgic | Having a a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations | 26 | |
7559914562 | Sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally superior to other people. | 27 | |
7559916734 | Sanctimonious | Synonyms = self-righteous, pious, priggish, churchy, moralizing, preachy, smug, superior, hypocritical, insincere; | 28 | |
7559916735 | Sardonic | Grimly mocking or cynical. | 29 | |
7559916736 | Sardonic | Synonyms = mocking, satirical, sarcastic, ironical, darkly ironic | 30 | |
7559918098 | Speculative | Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge. | 31 | |
7559918099 | Speculative | Synonyms = conjectural, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical | 32 | |
7559919675 | Ambivalent | Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. | 33 | |
7559919676 | Ambivalent | Synonyms = equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, of two minds, undecided, torn, in a quandary, on the fence, hesitating, wavering, vacillating, equivocating, | 34 | |
7559921411 | Caustic | Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way | 35 | |
7559921412 | Caustic | Sarcastic, cutting, biting, mordant, sharp, bitter, scathing, derisive, sardonic, ironic, scornful, trenchant, acerbic, abrasive, vitriolic, acidulous | 36 | |
7559922805 | Effusive | Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. | 37 | |
7559924029 | Effusive | Synonyms = gushing, gushy, unrestrained, extravagant, fulsome, demonstrative, lavish, enthusiastic, lyrical | 38 | |
7559927004 | Ribald | Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way. | 39 | |
7559927005 | Ribald | Synonyms = bawdy, coarse, foul-mouthed, lewd, naughty, off-color, racy, rude, base | 40 | |
7559928556 | Capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. | 41 | |
7559928557 | Capricious | Synonyms = fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable, temperamental | 42 | |
7559929574 | Ridiculing | Subjecting (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior. | 43 | |
7559929575 | Ridiculing | Synonyms = derisive, taunting, taunting | 44 | |
7559929576 | Reverent | Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. | 45 | |
7559929577 | Reverent | Synonyms = respectful, reverential, admiring, awed, deferential | 46 | |
7559931021 | Petulant | Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. | 47 | |
7559931022 | Petulant | Synonyms = peevish, bad-tempered, querulous, pettish, fretful, cross, irritable, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, tetchy, testy, fractious, grumpy, disgruntled, crabby | 48 | |
7559931023 | Obsequious | Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. | 49 | |
7559932139 | Obsequious | Synonyms = servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish | 50 | |
7559932140 | Patronizing | Treating with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. | 51 | |
7559932141 | Patronizing | Synonyms = condescending, disdainful, supercilious | 52 | |
7559933597 | Earnest | Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction. | 53 | |
7559933598 | Earnest | Synonyms = serious, solemn, grave, sober, humorless, staid, intense; | 54 | |
7559934680 | Indignant | Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. | 55 | |
7559936074 | Indignant | Synonyms = aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, displeased, cross, angry, mad, annoyed, offended, exasperated, irritated, piqued, nettled, in high dudgeon, chagrined | 56 | |
7559936075 | Bitter | Angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment. | 57 | |
7559936076 | Bitter | Synonyms = Resentful, embittered, aggrieved, begrudging, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced, ill-disposed, sullen, sour, churlish, morose, petulant, peevish, with a chip on one's shoulder | 58 | |
7559937082 | Conciliatory | Intended or likely to placate (make somebody less angry) or pacify (to make somebody calm down). | 59 | |
7559937083 | Conciliatory | Synonyms = propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, mollifying, peacemaking | 60 | |
7559938052 | Callous | Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. | 61 | |
7559938053 | Callous | Synonyms = heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, cold-hearted, hard, hard-hearted, insensitive, lacking compassion, hard-bitten, hard-nosed, hard-edged, unsympathetic | 62 | |
7559938054 | Choleric | Bad-tempered or irritable. | 63 | |
7559938055 | Choleric | Synonyms = irascible, irritable, angry, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, testy, cranky, crusty, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, peevish, cross, fractious, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, short-tempered | 64 | |
7559939555 | Churlish | Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. | 65 | |
7559939556 | Churlish | Synonyms = rude, ill-mannered, ill-bred, discourteous, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil | 66 | |
7559939557 | Derisive | Expressing contempt or ridicule. | 67 | |
7559939558 | Derisive | Synonyms = mocking, jeering, scoffing, teasing, derisory, snide, sneering | 68 | |
7559940563 | Contemptuous | Showing contempt; scornful. | 69 | |
7559940564 | Contemptuous | Synonyms = scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent, derisive, mocking | 70 | |
7559942952 | Accusatory | Casting blame; hinting that somebody has done something wrong | 71 | |
7559944748 | Obsequious | Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. | 72 | |
7559944749 | Obsequious | Synonyms = servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish | 73 | |
7559985772 | Melancholic | Feeling or expressing pensive sadness. | 74 | |
7560036706 | Nostalgic | Synonyms = wistful, evocative, romantic, sentimental, maudlin; | 75 |
AP English Literature and Composition Crash Course Chapter 5 Tone Words Flashcards
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