4935663671 | aloof | not emotionally involved, at a distance | 0 | |
4935663672 | apathetic | uncaring | 1 | |
4935663673 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings | 2 | |
4935663674 | audacious | recklessly bold or contemptuous | 3 | |
4935663675 | belligerent | hostile, or combative | 4 | |
4935663676 | callous | uncaring, or feeling no emotion | 5 | |
4935663677 | condescending | air of superiority, talking down to | 6 | |
4935663678 | contemptuous | lacking respect, derisive | 7 | |
4935663679 | caustic | harshly sarcastic | 8 | |
4935663680 | cautionary | prudent forethought | 9 | |
4935663681 | cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives | 10 | |
4935663682 | demoralized | weakened the spirit of | 11 | |
4935663683 | diffident | reserved, unassertive | 12 | |
4935663684 | disdainful | scorn, despise | 13 | |
4935663685 | didactic | intending to instruct; teach a lesson | 14 | |
4935663686 | derisive | insulting and condescending | 15 | |
4935663687 | earnest | heartfelt and serious | 16 | |
4935663688 | effusive | overflowing and demonstrative | 17 | |
4935663689 | elegiac | sorrowful lamentation | 18 | |
4935663690 | empathetic | sensitivity, relating to another's emotions | 19 | |
4935663691 | erudite | scholarly | 20 | |
4935663692 | forthright | direct and outspoken | 21 | |
4935663693 | flippant | frivolously disrespectful | 22 | |
4935663694 | frivolous | carefree and unconcerned | 23 | |
4935663695 | incredulous | skeptical and unbelieving | 24 | |
4935663696 | incensed | full of rage | 25 | |
4935663697 | indignant | self-righteously angry | 26 | |
4935663698 | intimate | personal and emotional | 27 | |
4935663699 | jovial | hearty conviviality and good cheer | 28 | |
4935663700 | laudatory | praise | 29 | |
4935663701 | lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy | 30 | |
4935663702 | morose | ill-humored, very down | 31 | |
4935663703 | malicious | vicious, wanton, or mischievous | 32 | |
4935663704 | mordant | caustic or sarcastic in a mean way | 33 | |
4935663705 | objective | unemotional, unbiased, fair | 34 | |
4935663706 | obsequious | overly obedient, dutiful | 35 | |
4935663707 | patronizing | Talking down to, experienced | 36 | |
4935663708 | pompous | stuck up, better than | 37 | |
4935663709 | poignant | keen or strong | 38 | |
4935663710 | provocative | inciting, stimulating, irritating | 39 | |
4935663711 | quizzical | questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing | 40 | |
4935663712 | ribald | abusive, or irreverent, scurrilous | 41 | |
4935663713 | reticent | reluctant or restrained | 42 | |
4935663714 | reverent | deeply respectful | 43 | |
4935663715 | reflective | meditative or deliberative | 44 | |
4935663716 | resigned | passive, accept as inevitable | 45 | |
4935663717 | sardonic | scornful derision, mocking, cynical | 46 | |
4935663718 | seductive | enticing, beguiling, captivating | 47 | |
4935663719 | sentimental | emotional attachment | 48 | |
4935663720 | vehement | with great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion | 49 | |
4935663721 | volatile | tending or threatening to break out into open violence | 50 | |
4935663722 | earnest | serious and sincere | 51 | |
4935663723 | jovial | full of or showing high-spirited merriment, jolly; merry; good-humored | 52 | |
4935663724 | placid | calm, peaceful | 53 | |
4935663725 | whimsical | characterized by whim; unpredictable | 54 | |
4935663726 | wistful | full of longing or unfulfilled desire | 55 | |
4935663727 | desolate | lonely; forlorn; | 56 | |
4935663728 | insolent | marked by casual disrespect | 57 | |
4935663729 | insidious | intended to entrap | 58 | |
4935663730 | jubilant | joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | 59 |
AP Language Tone Words Flashcards
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