4733202594 | Satiric | exposing to ridicule, denouncing, or deriding a vice or folly | 0 | |
4733203826 | Whimsical | capricious; unpredictable | 1 | |
4733204360 | Learned | scholarly; showing knowledge acquired by experience or study | 2 | |
4733214616 | Informative | giving information; instructive | 3 | |
4733215149 | Somber | extremely serious; grave | 4 | |
4733215778 | Urgent | insistent; compelling or requiring immediate attention | 5 | |
4733216512 | Confident | having strong belief or assurance; sure | 6 | |
4733218826 | Mock-heroic | satirizing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action | 7 | |
4733219648 | Objective | unbiased; not influenced by personal feeling or prejudice | 8 | |
4733220291 | Diffident | timid | 9 | |
4733220821 | Ironic | contradictory; exploiting then contrast between the literal and the actual, or between what is said and what is meant or understood | 10 | |
4733223154 | Didactic | intended for instruction; intended to lecture or to teach a moral lesson | 11 | |
4733225249 | Petty | ungenerous in trivial or trifling matters | 12 | |
4733225958 | Factual | based on facts | 13 | |
4733226988 | Restrained | controlled or repressed | 14 | |
4733227703 | Elegiac | expressing sorrow or melancholy | 15 | |
4733228870 | Disdainful | lack of respect | 16 | |
4733229512 | Lugubrious | mournful or gloomy, espically in an exaggerated manner | 17 | |
4733230227 | Pedantic | ostentatious in learning | 18 | |
4733232383 | Indignant | expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base | 19 | |
4733237134 | Bantering | characterized by good-nature exchange of light or playful remarks | 20 | |
4733239185 | Flippant | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking | 21 | |
4733241182 | Condescending | implying a descent from dignity or superiority | 22 | |
4733241658 | Patronizing | displaying an offensively condescending manner | 23 | |
4733245224 | Facetious | not meant to be taken seriously or literally | 24 | |
4733245648 | Clinical | dispassionately analytical; unemotionally critical | 25 | |
4733247108 | Inflammatory | intending to arouse anger, hostility, or passion | 26 | |
4733247459 | Benevolent | characterized by goodwill or kindly feelings; charitable | 27 | |
4733248817 | Burlesque | involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of solemn subjects | 28 | |
4733255920 | Fanciful | led by fantasy or imagination rather than reason | 29 | |
4733256676 | Detached | unbiased; disengaged | 30 | |
4733264663 | Cynical | distrusting the motives or sincerity of others; pessimistic | 31 | |
4733271810 | Incisive | clear and direct; keen; penetrating | 32 | |
4733272495 | Allusive | containing or given to references either directly or implied | 33 | |
4733276402 | Scornful | derisive | 34 | |
4733276933 | Effusive | extravagantly demonstrative | 35 | |
4733277337 | Colloquial | informal; conversational; casual | 36 | |
4733277675 | Compassionate | sympathetic | 37 | |
4733278424 | Impartial | fair | 38 | |
4733279783 | Insipid | vapid; bland | 39 | |
4733280826 | Pretentious | characterized by the assumption of dignity, importance, or artistic distinction, ostentatious | 40 | |
4733285882 | Vibrant | lively; energetic | 41 | |
4733289343 | Irreverent | lacking reverence or respect | 42 | |
4733292250 | Sentimental | expressive of or appealing to the tender emotions; mawkish; maudlin | 43 | |
4733293718 | Moralistic | concerned with regulating morals | 44 | |
4733294323 | Complimentary | admiration | 45 | |
4733295213 | Contemptuous | scornful | 46 | |
4733295989 | Sympathetic | looking upon with favor | 47 | |
4733296692 | Taunting | showing reproach or scorn with sarcasm or an insulting manner | 48 | |
4733297917 | Concerned | interested or affected | 49 | |
4733298156 | Turgid | bombastic | 50 | |
4733299155 | Sardonic | bitter irony | 51 | |
4733299838 | Contentious | quarrelsome; causing or involved in argument or controversy | 52 | |
4733300537 | Insolent | boldly rude | 53 | |
4733301238 | Candid | frank; honest; outspoken | 54 |
AP Literature Tone Vocabulary Words Flashcards
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