5752111291 | benevolent | kindhearted and compassionate | 0 | |
5752112626 | authoritative | commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed | 1 | |
5752114320 | bombastic | high sounding and high flown yet inflated and pretentious | 2 | |
5752116898 | bitter | full of anger and resentment | 3 | |
5752120680 | sentimental | a nostalgic reflective and emotional viewpoint | 4 | |
5753294588 | sarcasm | ironic or satirical in order to critique | 5 | |
5753295234 | somber | serious | 6 | |
5753296799 | subjective | biased, opinionated view on a topic | 7 | |
5753297769 | pious | showing spirit of REVERENCE for a god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations | 8 | |
5753300028 | plaintive | mournful | 9 | |
5753301482 | poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 10 | |
5753302440 | pragmatic | practical | 11 | |
5753302925 | provocative | someone who deliberately causes a strong reaction | 12 | |
5753304599 | remote | a place distant from main centers of population, isolation | 13 | |
5753306005 | reproachful | expressing disapproval or disappointment towards a person or object | 14 | |
5753308457 | restrained | holding back | 15 | |
5753308937 | melancholy | overcome with sorrow, gloomy | 16 | |
5753309842 | inquisitive | curious, eager for knowledge | 17 | |
5753310867 | irreverent | showing a lack of respect for something that is generally taken serious | 18 | |
5753315749 | mocking | to attack, treat with ridicule, mimic | 19 | |
5753316544 | nostalgic | wistful yearning for something (want something to go back) | 20 | |
5753318020 | objective | unbiased | 21 | |
5753318558 | outrage | powerful feeling of resentment | 22 | |
5753319192 | pedantic | excessively concerned with minor details and rules | 23 | |
5753320265 | facetious | slightly joking often at serious or inappropriate times | 24 | |
5753323120 | fanciful | indulging in imagination, whimsical | 25 | |
5753323675 | frivolous | not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance | 26 | |
5753325135 | humorous | funny amusing or comical | 27 | |
5753326861 | didactic | intending to teach | 28 | |
5753327610 | distraught | deeply upset and agitated | 29 | |
5753328365 | dyspeptic | irritable due to depression | 30 | |
5753329301 | elevated | having an intelligent or formal tone | 31 | |
5753329833 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings; contradictory ideas about something or someone | 32 | |
5753331385 | audacious | showing a willingness to take bold risks | 33 | |
5753332436 | antagonistic | showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something | 34 | |
5753333907 | arrogant | revealing exaggerated sense of one's own importance | 35 | |
5753335085 | vexed | annoyed | 36 | |
5753335086 | volatile | unpredictable and erratic; explosive | 37 | |
5753336303 | zealous | great energy and enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective | 38 | |
5753337780 | candid | truthful and straightforward | 39 | |
5753338449 | condescending | patronizing superiority | 40 | |
5753339570 | contemptuous | expressing disdain; scornful/disrespectful | 41 | |
5753341382 | dejected | sad and depressed, dispirited | 42 |
AP Language and Composition Tone Flashcards
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