4974230547 | Obsequious | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | 0 | |
4974230548 | Odious | Unequivocally detestable | 1 | |
4974230549 | Ominous | Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | 2 | |
4974230550 | Omnipotent | Having unlimited power | 3 | |
4974230551 | Patronizing | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance | 4 | |
4974230552 | Pedantic | Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning | 5 | |
4974230553 | Pejorative | Expressing disapproval | 6 | |
4974230554 | Pernicious | Exceedingly harmful | 7 | |
4974230555 | Pithy | Concise and full of meaning | 8 | |
4974230556 | Pompous | Puffed up with vanity | 9 | |
4974230557 | Poignant | Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings | 10 | |
4974230558 | Provocative | Serving or tending to excite or stimulate | 11 | |
4974230559 | Puerile | Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | 12 | |
4974230560 | Quizzical | Perplexed | 13 | |
4974230561 | Recondite | Difficult to penetrate | 14 | |
4974230562 | Reticent | Reluctant to draw attention to yourself | 15 | |
4974230563 | Reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration | 16 | |
4974230564 | Reflective | Capable of physically throwing back light or sound | 17 | |
4974230565 | Ribald | Humorously vulgar | 18 | |
4974230566 | Sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous | 19 | |
4974230567 | Seductive | Tending to entice into a desired action or state | 20 | |
4974230568 | Sentimental | Marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion | 21 | |
4974230569 | Specious | Plausible but false | 22 | |
4974230570 | Succinct | Briefly giving the gist of something | 23 | |
4974230571 | Supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to | 24 | |
4974230572 | Timorous | Timid by nature or revealing timidity | 25 | |
4974230573 | Ubiquitous | Being present everywhere at once | 26 | |
4974230574 | Unctuous | Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating | 27 | |
4974230575 | Vehement | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions | 28 | |
4974230576 | Visceral | Relating to or affecting the internal organs | 29 | |
4974230577 | Vitriolic | Harsh or corrosive in tone | 30 | |
4974230578 | Volatile | Substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to vapor | 31 | |
4974230579 | Zealous | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm | 32 |
AP Tone Words #3 Flashcards
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