AP Language: Tone Flashcards

Words that describe tone

4379426410	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
4379426411	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
4379426412	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
4379426413	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
4379426414	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
4379426415	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
4379426416	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
4379426417	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
4379426418	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
4379426419	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
4379426420	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
4379426421	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
4379426422	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
4379426423	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
4379426424	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
4379426425	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
4379426426	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
4379426427	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
4379426428	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
4379426429	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
4379426430	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
4379426431	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
4379426432	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
4379426433	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
4379426434	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
4379426435	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
4379426436	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
4379426437	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
4379426438	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
4379426439	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
4379426440	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
4379426441	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
4379426442	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
4379426443	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
4379426444	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
4379426445	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
4379426446	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
4379426447	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
4379426448	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
4379426449	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
4379426450	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
4379426451	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
4379426452	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
4379426453	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
4379426454	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
4379426455	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
4379426456	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
4379426457	informative	educational, instructional	47
4379426458	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
4379426459	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
4379426460	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
4379426461	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
4379426462	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
4379426463	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
4379426464	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
4379426465	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
4379426466	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
4379426467	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
4379426468	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
4379426469	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
4379426470	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
4379426471	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
4379426472	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
4379426473	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
4379426474	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
4379426475	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
4379426476	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
4379426477	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
4379426478	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
4379426479	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
4379426480	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
4379426481	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
4379426482	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
4379426483	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
4379426484	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
4379426485	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
4379426486	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
4379426487	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
4379426488	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
4379426489	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
4379426490	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
4379426491	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
4379426492	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
4379426493	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
4379426494	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
4379426495	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
4379426496	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
4379426497	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
4379426498	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
4379426499	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
4379426500	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
4379426501	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
4379426502	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
4379426503	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93