AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

5457412995	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
5457412996	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
5457412997	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
5457412998	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
5457412999	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
5457413000	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
5457413001	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
5457413002	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
5457413003	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
5457413004	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
5457413005	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
5457413006	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
5457413007	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
5457413008	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
5457413009	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
5457413010	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
5457413011	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
5457413012	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
5457413013	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
5457413014	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
5457413015	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
5457413016	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
5457413017	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
5457413018	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
5457413019	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
5457413020	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
5457413021	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
5457413022	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
5457413023	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
5457413024	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
5457413025	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
5457413026	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
5457413027	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
5457413028	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
5457413029	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
5457413030	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
5457413031	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
5457413032	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
5457413033	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
5457413034	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
5457413035	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
5457413036	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
5457413037	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
5457413038	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
5457413039	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
5457413040	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
5457413041	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
5457413042	informative	educational, instructional	47
5457413043	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
5457413044	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
5457413045	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
5457413046	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
5457413047	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
5457413048	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
5457413049	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
5457413050	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
5457413051	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
5457413052	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
5457413053	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
5457413054	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
5457413055	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
5457413056	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
5457413057	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
5457413058	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
5457413059	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
5457413060	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
5457413061	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
5457413062	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
5457413063	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
5457413064	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
5457413065	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
5457413066	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
5457413067	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
5457413068	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
5457413069	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
5457413070	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
5457413071	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
5457413072	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
5457413073	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
5457413074	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
5457413075	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
5457413076	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
5457413077	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
5457413078	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
5457413079	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
5457413080	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
5457413081	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
5457413082	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
5457413083	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
5457413084	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
5457413085	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
5457413086	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
5457413087	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
5457413088	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93