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AP Language: Tone Words Flashcards

9834635574	accusatory	charging of wrong doing	0
9834635575	acerbic	bitter, sharp in taste or temper	1
9834635576	admiring	regarding with approval or respect	2
9834635577	aggressive	assertive, vigorously active, quick to attack; hostile	3
9834635578	ambivalent	Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once	4
9834635579	amused	pleasurably entertained	5
9834635580	animated	lively; spirited	6
9834635581	apathetic	Feeling or showing little emotion; indifferent	7
9834635582	apologetic	sorry; showing regret	8
9834635583	appreciative	expressing or feeling thankfulness	9
9834635584	ardent	Enthusiastic or passionate	10
9834635585	arrogant	haughty, too convinced of one's own importance	11
9834635586	assertive	Acting with confidence and force; sure of one's self	12
9834635587	belligerent	Hostile and aggressive	13
9834635588	benevolent	Kind	14
9834635589	bitter	exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief	15
9834635590	callous	Emotionally hardened, unfeeling	16
9834635591	candid	Impartial and honest in speech	17
9834635592	celebratory	congratulatory, honoring	18
9834635593	compassionate	Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.	19
9834635594	concerned	feeling or showing worry or solicitude	20
9834635595	conciliatory	Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile	21
9834635596	condescending	possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing	22
9834635597	contemptuous	Feeling hatred; scornful	23
9834635598	curious	inquisitive	24
9834635599	cynical	believing that people act only out of selfish motives; bitterly pessimistic	25
9834635600	defensive	Protecting oneself from something.	26
9834635601	defiant	Boldly resistant or challenging	27
9834635602	demeaning	causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others; degrading	28
9834635603	derisive	expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking	29
9834635604	detached	Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof	30
9834635605	dignified	worthy of respect	31
9834635606	disheartening	discouraging	32
9834635607	disparaging	disapproving; belittle	33
9834635608	docile	Easy to teach or manage; obedient	34
9834635609	dogmatic	dictatorial in one's opinions; stubborn	35
9834635610	earnest	Serious and sincere	36
9834635611	egotistical	excessively self-centered; conceited	37
9834635612	empathetic	identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives	38
9834635613	enthusiastic	zealous	39
9834635614	evasive	not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit	40
9834635615	facetious	humorous, not meant seriously; sarcastic	41
9834635616	flippant	Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy	42
9834635617	forceful	Vehement; compelling	43
9834635618	formal	following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way	44
9834635619	frank	honest	45
9834635620	grim	a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain	46
9834635621	humble	modest	47
9834635622	humorous	facetious; funny	48
9834635623	impartial	unbiased, fair	49
9834635624	inane	Foolish	50
9834635625	incensed	angered at something unjust or wrong	51
9834635626	incredulous	Disbelieving, skeptical	52
9834635627	indignant	Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	53
9834635628	intimate	marked by close acquaintance	54
9834635629	ironic	satiric; unexpected	55
9834635630	irreverent	disrespectful	56
9834635631	jaded	Worn out; wearied	57
9834635632	judgmental	critical; disapproving	58
9834635633	laudatory	expressing praise	59
9834635634	macabre	horrible; grim	60
9834635635	malicious	Intended to hurt or harm	61
9834635636	mocking	in an insincere or pretending manner	62
9834635637	mourning	the act of showing sorrow or grief	63
9834635638	naive	lacking sophistication or experience	64
9834635639	narcissistic	Conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration	65
9834635640	nostalgic	longing for the past	66
9834635641	objective	Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased	67
9834635642	obsequious	Overly submissive and eager to please	68
9834635643	optimistic	Hopeful, cheerful	69
9834635644	outraged	angered at something unjust or wrong	70
9834635645	outspoken	candid	71
9834635646	patronizing	Condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior	72
9834635647	pensive	Thoughtful	73
9834635648	pessimistic	a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable.	74
9834635649	philosophical	calm and wise; reasonable Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality	75
9834635650	pragmatic	Practical	76
9834635651	pretentious	done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious	77
9834635652	resentful	angry due to a feeling of being treated unfairly	78
9834635653	resigned	accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive	79
9834635654	reverent	deeply respectful	80
9834635655	righteous	morally justified	81
9834635656	satirical	criticizing through ridicule	82
9834635657	sarcastic	caustic; ironic	83
9834635658	scathing	bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm	84
9834635659	scornful	contemptuous; disdainful	85
9834635660	sentimental	A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience.	86
9834635661	sincere	earnest	87
9834635662	skeptical	Doubtful	88
9834635663	solemn	serious	89
9834635664	subjective	Existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings	90
9834635665	submissive	docile; meek	91
9834635666	sulking	sad, pouting, usually silent	92
9834635667	sympathetic	Compassionate	93
9834635668	thoughtful	pensive; reflective	94
9834635669	tolerent	open-minded, accepting of others	95
9834635670	unassuming	modest	96
9834635671	urgent	compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands	97
9834635672	vindictive	Revengeful	98
9834635673	witty	Clever or amusing	99

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AP Language Terms list 5 Flashcards

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8922286875	antecedent	a word to which a pronoun refers	0
8922294255	bathos	insincere or overdone sentimentality	1
9113415538	cacophony	grating, inharmonious sounds	2
9113419262	digression	that portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic	3
9113430737	elliptical construction	a sentence containing a deliberate omission of words	4
9113447506	inductive reasoning	a method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization	5
9113456187	maxim	a saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth	6
9113462923	non sequitur	a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before	7
9113473968	realism	the depiction of people, things, and events, as they really are without idealization or exaggeration effect	8
9113481908	wit	the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene	9

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AP Language Week 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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7397581136	a narrow window	0
7397583305	monitor	1
7397583332	benevolent	2
7397587862	persuasion	3
7397591061	to do my bidding	4
7397592615	rhetoric	5
7397597398	connotation	6
7397597399	denotation	7
7397601247	afoot	8
7397601248	obscure	9
7397604418	indictment	10
7397606887	faculty	11
7397612978	Fan Boys	12
7397612979	hyperbole	13
7397615841	repetition	14
7397620268	parallel structure	15
7397639980	shift	16

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AP Human Geography Chapter 5 Language Flashcards

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7961993536	British Received Pronunciation (BRP)	The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the United Kingdom.	0
7961993537	Creole or Creolized Language	A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.	1
7961993538	Denglish	Combination of German and English.	2
7961993539	Dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.	3
7961993540	Ebonics	Dialect spoken by some African Americans.	4
7961993541	Extinct Language	A language that was once used by people in a daily activities but is no longer used.	5
7961993542	Franglais	A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French Language; a combination of français and anglais, the French words for "French" and "English," respectively.	6
7961993543	Ideograms	The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the ease with letters in English.	7
7961993544	Isogloss	A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.	8
7961993545	Isolated Language	A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.	9
7961993546	Language	A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.	10
7961993547	Language Branch	A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.	11
7961993548	Language Family	A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.	12
7961993549	Language Group	A collection of languages within a branch that shares a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.	13
7961993550	Lingua Franca	A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native language.	14
7961993551	Literary Tradition	A language that is written as well as spoken.	15
7961993552	Official Language	The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct business and publication of documents.	16
7961993553	Pidgin Language	A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages.	17
7961993554	Spanglish	Combinations of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic Americans.	18
7961993555	Standard Language	The form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications.	19
7961993556	Vulgar Latin	A form of Latin used in daily conservation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.	20

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AP Language Vocab Flashcards

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9947053657	Monotony	lack of variety and interest	0
9947079445	query	a question	1
9947079446	chastise	rebuke or reprimand severely	2
9947082167	disparage	regard or represent as being of little worth	3
9947086448	aloof	not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant	4
9947092159	erudite	having or showing great knowledge or learning	5
9947092160	sublime	of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.	6
9947095666	invidious	(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others	7
9947095667	irreverent	showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.	8
9947098266	laudatory	expressing praise and commendation.	9
9947098267	vehement	showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.	10
9947100770	sumptuous	splendid and expensive-looking.	11
9947104244	empirical	based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic	12
9947104245	enigmatic	difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious	13
9947107331	ephemeral	lasting for a very short time.	14
9947107332	polemical	relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.	15
9947110875	morose	sullen and ill-tempered.	16
9947113784	circumspect	wary and unwilling to take risks.	17
9947121360	impetuous	acting or done quickly and without thought or care.	18
9947123354	pretentious	attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.	19
9947135592	strident	loud and harsh; grating.	20
9947140590	magnanimous	very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.	21
9947140591	provocative	causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.	22

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AP English Language terms "E" - "J" Flashcards

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6418349895	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	0
6418351472	ethos	Credibility	1
6418353135	euphemism	A polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought of as too direct or rude (ex: He passed yesterday = died)	2
6418357658	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. This is an implied comparison while an extended simile is explicit and uses "like, as, than"	3
6418364239	fallacy	A false or mistaken idea; an error in thinking	4
6418365735	figurative language	Speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid	5
6418369625	hyperbole	An exaggeration	6
6418371307	hypophora	posing a query and answering it	7
6418399305	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	8
6418406116	irony	A contrast between expectation and reality; something unexpected based on normal events	9
6418431538	jargon	Specialized language; diction related to a field	10
6418431539	juxtaposition	Placement of two things/phrases/ideas closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts (ex: juxtapose the coldness of one person w/the warmth and kindness of another).	11
6527762926	footnote	A note at the bottom of the page used to cite references or give more information. They often help the reader find further information in a bibliography written at the end of the essay/book/article.	12
6527773400	epigram	A brief & witty remark. Often seen in old writings & meant for a light-hearted laugh. Similar to an aphorism, but aphorisms express a serious general truth.	13
6527796715	epithet	an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned; often they have a negative connotation	14

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AP Language Vocab List 2 Flashcards

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5160164368	Clarity	clearness in thought or expression	0
5160164369	Cogent	convincing; reasonable	1
5161187138	Biased	prejudiced	2
5161193291	Exculpate	to free from guilt or blame	3
5161196304	Despotic	exercising absolute power; tyrannical	4
5161199400	Dictatorial	domineering; oppressively	5
5161203336	Cryptic	difficult to comprehend	6
5161206915	Futile	having no useful purpose; pointless	7
5161209347	Insipid	uninteresting; unchallenging	8
5161212023	Listless	lacking energy	9
5161215325	Disparity	inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference	10
5161218867	Servile	submissive; like a servant	11
5161221436	Suppressed	subdued; kept from being circulated	12
5161224738	Ornate	elaborately decorated	13
5161227374	Opulent	exhibiting a display of great wealth	14
5161230819	Effusive	emotionally unrestrained; gushy	15
5161233875	Egregious	conspicuously bad or offensive	16
5161237384	Asylum	a place of retreat or security	17
5161239429	Hypocrisy	the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity	18
5161244543	Coup	a brilliantly executed plan	19
5161250971	Disingenuous	not straightforward; crafty	20

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AP Language & Composition Terms Flashcards

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6773564728	Analogy	Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple. "Graduating from high school is like a young bird - having been taught to survive - leaving its nest for good."	0
6773564729	Argument	In effective rhetoric, every phrase serves to further build the argument. "Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again - just watch. He can do much better!" Read more at http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/550112/donald-trump-quotes.html#6hryq7242R933jvH.99	1
6773564730	Aristotelian appeals	Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them—ethos, logos, and pathos. ethos: credible and trustworthy pathos: appeal to emotion logos: appeal to sense of concrete facts or logic -Isaac N.	2
6773564731	Attitude	The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand. "All morons hate it when you call them a moron." moussa.	3
6773564732	Connotation	Ma'Laika The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations Ex- she's so childish, he's immature that cookie is tempting.	4
6773564733	Juxtaposition	Placing two very different things together for effect. "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;" Romeo and Juliet, Act I Scene V, William Shakespeare read more at http://literarydevices.net/juxtaposition/ -Joye G.	5
6773564734	Counterargument	The argument(s) against the author's position. ***an essay disagreeing with Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' which supports Naziism by adding points of pro-Jews and capitalism ~Foulematou Keita	6
6773564735	Rhetorical triangle	The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context. Ex- Think of the triangle as a tortilla chip on a plate of nachos. Sometimes you get a chip with a little of everything on it: cheese, meat, and guacamole. Some of the chips have only meat and cheese or just cheese and guacamole. Every now and then you enjoy a delicious chip just dipped in the guacamole alone....(http://study.com/academy/lesson/rhetorical-triangle-definition-example.html) (Hunner Ricketts)	7
6773564736	Parallelism	Repeated structural elements in a sentence. The teacher taught the students, that they should cite information from articles, that they should explain their quotes, and that they should edit their rough drafts. ~Qeriya	8
6773564737	Style	a particular, distinctive, or characteristic "manner of speaking" ex. The Weeknd has a style of melancholy and assuredness ~Lidia	9
6773564738	Didactic	Ma'Laika A text with an instructive purpose, often moral; a text that teaches Ex-Northanger Abbey was Jane Austen's first novel and was written between 1798 and 1803. The novel is a coming of age tale, focusing on the comedic adventures of a sheltered seventeen-year-old girl who learns to navigate the polite society of Bath (a popular English resort town) and Northanger Abbey (the fancy home of one of the book's wealthiest families). Her travels are full of mishaps with new friends and love interests.	10
6773564739	Occasion	The reason or moment for writing or speaking. Ex: President Lincoln wrote and delivered The Gettysburg Address so he could honor the soldiers who lost their lives in the Battle of Gettysburg. ~Ceara	11
6773564740	Purpose	The author's persuasive intention. Ex- Mark Twain's purpose for writing "Huckleberry Finn" was to show the immorality of the culture and lifestyle during the that time period. (Hunner Ricketts)	12
6773564741	Rhetoric	The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience. ***Poems, novels, art pieces, music composition, etc... ~Foulematou	13
6773564743	Ethos	Referring to another source to make your position or argument seem more credible and trustworthy. ~Christy	14
6773564744	Euphemism	Referring to something with a veiled phrase instead of saying it directly. Ex: In "Othello", Act 1 Scene 1, Iago tells Brabantio: "I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs." Here, the expression "making the beast with two backs" refers to the act of having sex. (from: http://literarydevices.net/euphemism/) ~Ceara	15
6773564745	Speaker	A person who is telling the story. Ex: In Native Son the speaker was the narrator telling the story through Bigger's thoughts. -Jess	16
6773564746	Repetition	Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis. ~Christy	17
6773564747	Theme	Overarching ideas or driving premises of a work. -Isaac N.	18
6773564748	Organization	How the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech. Ex- Mr.Weiss's T.E.A. E.A.T organization. (Hunner Ricketts)	19
6773564750	Evidence	The information presented meant to back up the author's position. Ex: It's going to rain today because the forecast said there was a storm headed toward Columbus. -Alani	20
6773564751	Tone	The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject. Father: "We are going on a vacation." Son: "That's great!!!" the sons tone is cheerful -Isaac N.	21
6773564752	Voice	An author's unique sound, similar to style. Like how your able to recognize a person from their voice without seeing them. -Isaac N.	22
6773564753	Pathos	An Aristotelian appeal that appeals to the audience's emotions. Ex: I go to church because in the Bible it says that's how you should worship him. -Alani	23
6773564754	Implication	When something is suggested without being concretely stated. Ex: I ignored his implication that women cannot do the things men can. -Alani	24
6773564755	Inductive Reasoning	Making a broad generalization from specific observations. Ex: Columbus North International School is within a very old building so every Columbus City Schools building must be very old. -Jess	25
6773564756	Syntax	The grammatical structure of sentences. ex. Over the river is where I go ~Lidia	26
6773564757	Paradox	A phrase or assertion that appears to contradict itself (but the contradiction itself may have its own meaning). "The enemy of your enemy is your friend." Leah	27
6773564760	Idiom	A commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning. "Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint." read more at http://literarydevices.net/idiom/ -Joye G.	28
6773564761	Synthesis	Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way to create a larger point. ***Merging of all 7 Harry Potter books to write a paper on a character's growth and development throughout the series ~Foulematou	29
6773564762	Imagery	Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something: includes figurative language. -Jose	30
6773564764	Onomatopoeia	Using "sound-effect" words Ex- slam, splash, bam, babble, warble, gurgle, mumble and belch (Hunner Ricketts)	31
6773564765	Exemplification	Providing examples in service of a point. "The Town Beautification Funds are being sorely misused; the streets are full of litter, the parks are full of broken equipment, and City Hall's facade is drab and crumbling." read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms -Joye G.	32
6773564766	Audience	A group of people you are targeting to get your message across to. Ex: An article on how smoking is bad for you is directed towards smokers or people who want to smoke so they'll stop smoking or they won't start smoking. -Jess	33
6773564767	Denotation	The literal, dictionary definition meaning of a word. moussa	34
6773564769	Deductive Reasoning	A form of logical reasoning wherein a general principle is applied to a specific case. -Jose	35
6773564770	Concession	Agreeing with the opposing viewpoint on a certain smaller point (but not in the larger argument). Ex- "Dad, I know taking a trip to another country with my friends may be expensive and unsafe, but I have studied so hard the past year and I think I deserve a vacation. You already know how responsible I have been all my life; I don't think there will be any problem." (http://literarydevices.net/concession/) (Hunner Ricketts	36
6773564771	Figurative Langauge	The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc. -Jose	37
6773564772	Genre	The specific type of work being presented. moussa	38
6773564773	Compare and Contrast	Discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose. Ex: Every country has their own cultural differences, though most share the similarity of having a larger male population than a female population. ~Ceara	39
6773564774	Alliteration	Using words with the same first letter repeatedly close together in a phrase or sentence. Ex: The tall man talked tenderly to the terrified toddler. ~Ceara	40
6773564775	Context	The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered. If I am delivering a congratulatory speech to awards recipients, the immediate context might be the awards presentation ceremony; the broader context might be the purpose or significance of the awards themselves. read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms ~Joye G.	41
6773564776	Diction	The style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation. You would say "Bro" to your friends and "Mr./Mrs./Ms." to your teachers. ~Joye G.	42
6773564777	Irony	Saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended. It's ironic that we're an international school but are losing some language classes, i.e. German. ~Joye G.	43
6773564778	Logos	Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic. A national CNN poll concluded that a majority of Donald Trump supporters had low levels of education. ~Joye G.	44
6773564779	Allusion	Making a brief reference to the cultural canon. When slave masters quoted Bible verses to support the way they treated their slaves and slavery in general. ~Joye G.	45
6773564780	Anecdote	Offering a brief narrative episode. This device can serve many functions in a text—for example, introducing an issue, serving as evidence, to illustrate a point, and so on. "When I went to buy my morning coffee, I ran into an old friend. He told me he had won the lottery and he was about to buy a yacht. Two months later I heard he had declared bankruptcy." read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms ~Joye G.	46
6773564781	Hyperbole	Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect. "My teachers give me a ton of homework!" ~Joye G.	47
6773564782	Parody	Using the form of something to mimic and make fun of it. Weird Al Yankovic's career. ~Joye G.	48
6773605864	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	49
6773607618	Narrator	Person telling the story, usually associated with a story/novel	50
6773691237	Inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	51

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Vocab 5: AP Language: Semester 1 Flashcards

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4833658662	disdain	to regard with scorn	0
4833658663	extenuating	excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime	1
4833659288	adulation	high praise	2
4833659289	florid	flushed, ornate	3
4833659683	aesthetic	pertaining to beauty	4
4833660184	suppress	to stop by force, put down	5
4833660185	frugal	thrifty	6
4833660454	hackneyed	overused, cliched	7
4833660773	resilient	quick to recover	8
4833660774	hypothesis	theory requiring proof	9

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AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

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9910456951	Abhorrent	Hateful	0
9910456952	Acrimonious	Stinging, bitter in temper or tone	1
9910456953	Allusive	working by suggestion rather than explicit mention	2
9910456954	Angst-ridden	Seriously affected by a feeling of dread or anxiety	3
9910456955	Antipathy	Strong dislike	4
9910456956	Audacious	Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring	5
9910456957	Aversive	Irritating or unpleasant	6
9910456958	Benevolent	Kindly; favorable towards	7
9910456959	Brusque	(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	8
9910456960	Burlesque	Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject	9
9910456961	Bewildered	Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements	10
9910456962	Caustic	Severely critical or sarcastic	11
9910456963	Choleric	(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered	12
9910456964	Colloquial	Informal language	13
9910456965	Conciliatory	Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile	14
9910456966	Contemptuous	Haughty; scornful	15
9910456967	Credulous	gullible; ready to believe anything	16
9910456968	Callous	Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling	17
9910456969	Contrite	Extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant	18
9910456970	Derisive	Expressing ridicule	19
9910456971	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	20
9910456972	Diffident	lacking self-confidence	21
9910456973	Disconsolate	Hopelessly sad	22
9910456974	Dismal	miserable, dreary	23
9910456975	earnest	marked by deep sincerity and serious intent	24
9910456976	effusive	emotionally unrestrained; gushy	25
9910456977	elegiac	expressing sorrow often for something past	26
9910456978	erudite	scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	27
9910456979	euphonious	pleasing in sound	28
9910456980	exhortative	intending to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings	29
9910456981	facetious	(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously	30
9910456982	fatuous	silly, foolish	31
9910456983	fervent	characterized by intense emotion	32
9910456984	flippant	(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy	33
9910456985	funereal	solemn as befitting a funeral	34
9910456986	grave	serious; dignified; formal	35
9910456987	grim	gloomy, harsh, and frightening	36
9910456988	haughty	arrogant, condescending	37
9910456989	hostile	unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive	38
9910456990	idyllic	charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful	39
9910456991	imperious	arrogantly domineering or overbearing	40
9910456992	inane	(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value	41
9910456993	incisive	sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter	42
9910456994	incredulous	(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical	43
9910456995	indignant	feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	44
9910456996	insipid	lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating	45
9910456997	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful	46
9910456998	irascible	irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross	47
9910456999	intimate	marked by close acquaintance	48
9910457000	jingoistic	overly patriotic	49
9910457001	jocund	cheerful and lighthearted	50
9910457002	laudatory	containing or expressing praise	51
9910457003	lugubrious	excessively mournful	52
9910457004	lyrical	Songlike; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination.	53
9910457005	macabre	(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject	54
9910457006	maudlin	overly emotional	55
9910457007	morose	(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable	56
9910457008	nostalgic	wishing for a return to the way things used to be; longing for the past; homesick	57
9910457009	narcissistic	conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration	58
9910457010	obsequious	overly submissive and eager to please	59
9910457011	pedantic	marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects	60
9910457012	pensive	engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought	61
9910457013	petulant	(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset	62
9910457014	pithy	(adj.) short but full of meaning and point	63
9910457015	patronizing	treating with condescension; acting superior	64
9910457016	pretentious	pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured	65
9910457017	qualmish	adj. slightly ill	66
9910457018	rancorous	showing deep-seated resentment	67
9910457019	repugnant	(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful	68
9910457020	reticent	not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily	69
9910457021	ribald	(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language	70
9910457022	sanguine	cheerful; optimistic	71
9910457023	sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking	72
9910457024	saturnine	gloomy; sluggish	73
9910457025	scathing	harshly critical	74
9910457026	sullen	(adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish.	75
9910457027	servile	submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior	76
9910457028	simpering	wearing a childish grin	77
9910457029	taunting	sarcastically challenging or insulting	78
9910457030	terse	brief and to the point	79
9910457031	timorous	timid, fearful	80
9910457032	trepidation	fear, apprehension	81
9910457033	vehement	forceful; furious	82
9910457034	vexed	troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances	83
9910457035	vitriolic	bitter, sarcastic	84
9910457036	vivacious	lively, sprightly, full of energy	85
9910457037	vituperative	using or containing harsh, abusive censure	86
9910457038	venerating	regard with great respect	87
9910457039	wistful	vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful	88
9910457040	zealous	fervent; fanatical	89

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