AP Language Tone* Flashcards

4830035055	Acerbic	Bitter or stinging	0
4830035056	Ardent	Enthusiastic or passionate	1
4830035057	Ambivalent	Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.	2
4830035058	Befuddled	Confused or perplexed	3
4830035059	Belligerent	Hostile or aggressive	4
4830035060	Candid	Open and honest—blunt	5
4830035061	Capricious	Given to whims (thus changing one's mind or mood easily)	6
4830035062	Cynical	Given to one's own interests; distrustful of human society	7
4830035063	Diffident	Modest or shy because of a lack of confidence	8
4830035064	Dogmatic	Stubborn; unwilling to change one's mind (in terms of principles)	9
4830035065	Disparaging	Expressing the opinion that someone or something is of little worth	10
4830035066	Didactic	Instructional	11
4830035067	Earnest	Sincere and intense conviction (serious)	12
4830035068	Effusive	Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.	13
4830035069	Erudite	Having or showing great knowledge or learning.	14
4830035070	Evasive	Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly.	15
4830035071	Facetious	Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor;	16
4830035072	Flippant	Not showing a serious or respectful attitude	17
4830035073	Inane	Silly; stupid	18
4830035074	Incredulous	Disbelieving; skeptical	19
4830035075	Lackadaisical	Lacking energy or enthusiasm	20
4830035076	Loathing	Deep seated hatred	21
4830035077	Lugubrious	Looking or sounding sad and dismal.	22
4830035078	Narcissistic	Vanity; self-love; self-absorption	23
4830035079	Nostalgic	A longing for the past (like Grandma's cookies)	24
4830035080	Pensive	Reflecting deep or serious thought.	25
4830035081	Pedantic	Overly concerned with minute details or rules; nit-picky; fussy; meticulous (this word is often used as a negative conntation	26
4830035082	Patronizing	Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.	27
4830035083	Pompous	Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.	28
4830035084	Pejorative	Expressing contempt or disapproval.	29
4830035085	Pragmatic	Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations	30
4830035086	Supercilious	Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.	31
4830035087	Tranquil	Free from disturbance; calm.	32
4830035088	Terse	to the point; abrupt	33
4830035089	Vitriolic	bitter criticism or malice	34
4830035090	Diatribe	a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something	35
4830035091	Pretentious	attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed	36
4830035092	Poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.	37
4830035093	Ambiguous	unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.	38
4830035094	Sanguine	optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; of the color red (blood)	39
4830035095	accusing	Charging one with the fault, offense, or crime	40
4830035096	apathetic	Not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive	41
4830035097	apprehensive	Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen	42
4830035098	belligerant	Of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose	43
4830035099	benevolent	Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings	44
4830035100	candid	Frank; outspoken; open and sincere	45
4830035101	cynical	Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others	46
4830035102	dejected	Depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited	47
4830035103	earnest	Serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous	48
4830035104	exuberant	Effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant; abounding in vitality	49
4830035105	incredulous	Not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical	50
4830035106	jubilant	Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant	51
4830035107	malevolent	Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious	52
4830035108	morose	Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood	53
4830035109	nostalgic	Experiencing or exhibiting a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation	54
4830035110	patronizing	Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner	55
4830035111	pessimistic	Pertaining to or characterized by pessimism (the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.); gloomy	56
4830035112	pretentious	characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved	57
4830035113	reminiscent	awakening memories of something similar; suggestive	58
4830035114	solemn	grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood	59
4830035115	superficial	being at, on, or near the surface (in terms of details and depth of understanding)	60
4830035116	vengeful	desiring or seeking vengeance (infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person); vindictive	61
4830035117	whimsical	given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious	62
4830035118	wrathful	very angry; ireful; full of wrath (strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation)	63
4830035119	zealous	ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by, or due to zeal (fervor for a person, cause, or object)	64
4830035120	melancholic	tending to depress the spirits; saddened	65
4830035121	bantering	to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner	66
4830035122	flippant	lacking proper respect or seriousness	67
4830035123	callous	not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people	68
4830035124	fervent	exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling	69
4830035125	ribald	characterized by or using coarse indecent humor	70
4830035126	staid	marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint	71
4830035127	obsequious	characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning	72
4830035128	didactic	intended for instruction; designed or intended to teach people something	73
4830035129	droll	having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality; amusing in an odd way	74
4830035130	admiring	to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval	75
4830035131	ashamed	characterized by embarrassment or showing regret	76
4830035132	bitter	showing strong hostility or resentment toward a subject	77
4830035133	cold	characterized by a lack of or no emotion toward a subject	78
4830035134	contemplative	showing full or deep consideration; deep reflection	79
4830035135	dramatic	sounding overly emotional that is often perceived as obnoxious	80
4830035136	foreboding	a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune or evil	81
4830035137	forthright	being straight to the point; frank; direct; candid	82
4830035138	hopeful	expressing optimism or faith; showing promise regarding something or someone	83
4830035139	impassioned	filled with intense feeling or passion towards something or someone	84
4830035140	instructive	serving to inform; conveying knowledge or information; enlightening	85
4830035141	ironic	expressing feelings opposite of those intended	86
4830035142	judgmental	tending to make moral evaluations	87
4830035143	outraged	characterized by a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice	88
4830035144	passive	characterized by a lack of reaction to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling	89
4830035145	reverent	characterized by a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; deeply respectful	90
4830035146	skeptical	having an attitude of doubt	91
4830035147	soothing	creating tranquility, calm, ease, or comfort	92
4830035148	sympathetic	sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble; characterized by compassion	93
4830035149	tragic	extremely mournful, melancholic, or pathetic	94
4830035150	compassionate	feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others	95
4830035151	pleading	the act of asking for something in a serious or emotional way	96
4830035152	resigned	having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about	97
4830035153	elated	very happy and excited; in high spirits	98
4830035154	affectionate	readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness	99
4830035155	agitated	feeling excited, troubled, or nervous	100
4830035156	distressed	suffering from great pain, anxiety, or sorrow	101
4830035157	formal	marked by rigid custom or ceremony; uptight	102
4830035158	quarrelsome	inclined to be argumentative or disagreeable	103
4830035159	wry	sarcastically ironic or amusing	104
4830035160	brash	confident or aggressive in usually a rude or unpleasant way	105
4830035161	amiable	displaying a friendly or pleasant manner	106
4830035162	condemnatory	expressing strong disapproval or criticism	107
4830035163	caustic	very hash and critical	108
4830035164	bewildered	to be perplexed or confused by someone or something	109
4830035165	frivolous	silly and not serious; not important; not deserving serious intention	110
4830035166	ecstatic	very happy or excited	111
4830035167	scornful	filled with or showing contempt	112
4830035168	taunting	a sarcastic challenge or insult; saying insulting things to someone in order to make that person angry	113
4830035169	wistful	having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do	114
4830035170	tolerant	willing to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own	115
4830035171	pompous	having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant	116
4830035172	insolent	rude or impolite; having or showing a lack of respect for other people	117
4830035173	haughty	having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others	118
4830035174	indignant	feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong; very angry	119
4830035175	irreverent	lacking proper respect or seriousness for someone or something that is usually treated with respect	120
4830035176	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings or emotions (e.g. love, sadness, etc.) rather than reason or thought; appealing to emotions especially in an excessive way	121
4830035177	detached	not emotional; not influenced by emotions or personal interest	122
4830035178	urgent	very important and needing immediate attention	123
4830035179	disdainful	feeling strong dislike or disapproval of something or someone you think does not deserve respect	124
4830035180	admonitory	giving or conveying a warning or reprimand	125
4830035181	facetious	treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant	126
4830035182	choleric	easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered; irritable	127
4830035183	inflammatory	arousing or intended to arouse anger, disorder, violence, or tumult	128
4830035184	poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; designed to make an impression; pleasurably stimulating	129
4830035185	inquisitive	given to examination or investigation; inclined to ask questions; inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others	130
4830035186	baffled	to be completely confused or puzzled	131
4830035187	surly	rude or unfriendly; menacing or threatening in appearance; irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner	132
4830035188	objective	based on facts rather than feelings or opinions; not influenced by feelings	133
4830035189	authoritative	having or showing impressive knowledge about a subject; having the confident quality of someone who is respected or obeyed by other people	134