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AP Language & Composition Tone Words (Acerbic - Sympathetic) Flashcards

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5392906793Acerbicacidic; bitter; sharp0
5392906794Benevolentkindly1
5392906795Bittersweetshowing a mixture of pain and pleasure2
5392906796Clinicalhighly objective;rigorously scientific; analytical3
5392906797Colloquialusing a conversational style; informal conversation4
5392906798Condescendingan air of superiority5
5392906799Contemptuousexpressing contempt, a lack of respect, or hate6
5392906800Cryptichidden; mysterious; unknown7
5392906801Cynicalan attitude of distrust of people and human nature8
5392906802Despondentshowing extreme discouragement or depression9
5392906803Didacticin a tone intended to preach a sermon or teach a lesson about life10
5392906804disdainfulexpressing contempt, dislike, or hate11
5392906805Elegiacmournful; expressing sorrow12
5392906806Enigmaticpuzzling; riddle-like13
5392906807Euphoricfeeling of elation or great joy14
5392906808Facetiousplayfully humorous15
5392906809Flippantlacking proper respect16
5392906810Frivolouslacking in seriousness17
5392906811Grandiosecharacterized by feigned grandeur; pompous18
5392906812Hostileextremely angry19
5392906813Iconoclasticattacking traditional or popular ideas or institutions20
5392906814Impartialattitude of being unbiased21
5392906815Indignantattitude of being angry because of injustice or unworthiness22
5392906816Insipidlacking flavor or zest, flat, unstimulating; vapid23
5392906817Irreverentlacking proper respect or seriousness24
5392906818Laconicterse; concise; succinct25
5392906819Laudatorypertaining to or expressing praise26
5392906820Maternal/paternallike a mother or father; parental27
5392906821Moralisticcharacterized by a narrow and conventional moral attitude28
5392906822Nostalgica sentimental yearning for a return to some past period of time29
5392906823Obsequiousfawning; full of servile compliance30
5392906824Ostentatiousshowy; pretentious31
5392906825Patronizingan air of treating someone well because of a feeling of superiority32
5392906826Pedanticunimaginative33
5392906827Pithyprecisely meaningful; cogent and terse34
5392906828Poignantaffecting the emotions strongly35
5392906829Precociousprematurely developed36
5392906830Pretentiousattitude of extreme show to the point of being fake37
5392906831Prosaicnot poetic; matter of fact; dull; ordinary38
5392906832Ribaldhumor that is vulgar or lewd39
5392906833Ruefulinspiring pity or compassion; causing or expressing sorrow or regret40
5392906834Saccharinecloyingly sweet41
5392906835Sarcasticridicule by saying the opposite of what the speaker means42
5392906836Somberconveying a gloomy, dismal, or depressing character or mood43
5392906837Sophomoricimmature and over confident44
5392906838Superciliousimmature and over confident; behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.45
5392906839Suspensefulpleasant excitement as to the uncertainty of events46
5392906840Tranquilfree from disturbance or turmoil47
5392906841Vociferouscharacterized by loudness and vehemence48
5392906842Whimsicalerratic or unpredictable49
5392906843Sympathetica sensitivity to others' emotions50

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