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AP Language : Vocab Week 2 - Tone Words Flashcards

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10950662822effusive (ih-FEW-siv)1) The author is gushing with praise over the subject. 2) 3)0
10950662823accusatory (uh-KYU-suh-tore-ee)1) The author is charging (someone or some entity) with wrongdoing. 2) 3)1
10950666649conventional (kuhn-VEN-shun-null)1) The author is noticeably unoriginal, lacking spontaneity and individuality. 2) 3)2
10950666650lyrical (LEER-ick-cull)1) The author sounds as though he/she is expressing a poet's inner feelings; the writing is emotional, full of images, and song-like. 2) 3)3
10950669552solemn (SAHL-lum)1) The author sounds deeply earnest, tending towards sad reflection. 2) 3)4
10950669553patronizing (PAY-trun-nyze-ing)1) The author is condescending towards the reader's knowledge or opinions. 2) 3)5
10950673206intimate (IN-tim-mit)1) The author sounds very familiar with the reader, as if he or she knows the reader personally. 2) 3)6
10950673207callous (KAL-us)1) The author sounds very unfeeling, as if disinterested in the feelings of others or the reader. 2) 3)7
10950676398objective (ub-JECK-tiv)1) The author has an unbiased view, as if trying to leave personal opinions aside. 2) 3)8
10950677100quizzical (KWIZ-ick-kull)1) The author is questioning an odd, amusing or otherwise strange subject. 2) 3)9

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