AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

25183191	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
25183192	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
25183193	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
25183194	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
25183195	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
25183196	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
25183197	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
25183198	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
25183304	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
25183305	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
25183306	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
25183307	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
25183308	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
25183309	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
25183738	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
25183739	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
25183740	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
25183741	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
25183742	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
25183743	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
25183744	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
25183745	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
25183746	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
25183747	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
25183748	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
25183749	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
25183750	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
25183751	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
25183752	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
25183753	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
25184075	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
25184076	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
25184078	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
25184079	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
25184080	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
25269132	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
25269133	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
25269134	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
25269135	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
25269136	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
25269137	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
25269138	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
25269139	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
25269140	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
25269141	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
25269142	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
25269143	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
25269144	informative	educational, instructional	47
25269145	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
25269146	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
25269147	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
25270089	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
25270090	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
25270091	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
25270092	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
25270093	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
25270094	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
25270095	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
25270096	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
25270097	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
25270098	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
25270099	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
25270100	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
25270101	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
25270102	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
25270103	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
25270104	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
25270105	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
25270106	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
25270107	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
25270108	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
25270109	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
25270110	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
25270111	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
25270112	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
25270113	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
25270114	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
25270115	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
25270116	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
25270117	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
25598880	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
25598881	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
25598882	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
25598883	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
25598884	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
25598885	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
25598886	nostalgic	a wishing for something that happened long ago or is now far away; a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations or the past	86
25598887	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
25598888	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
25598889	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
25598890	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
25598891	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
25598892	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
25598893	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93