AP Literature Tone Words Flashcards
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| 4174964612 | Acerbic | Sour or bitter in taste (bitter) | 0 | |
| 4174965990 | Aloof | Remote in manor (careless) | 1 | |
| 4174968431 | Apprehensive | In fear or dread of possible evil or harm (reluctant) | 2 | |
| 4174980017 | Apathetic | Showing little or no emotion or animation (emotionless) | 3 | |
| 4174988046 | Ambivalent | Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow (undecisive) | 4 | |
| 4174993433 | Audacious | Disposed to venture or take risks (adventurous) | 5 | |
| 4174997222 | Banal | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (familiar) | 6 | |
| 4183412873 | Bellicose | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight (hostile) | 7 | |
| 4183418726 | Brusque | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness (snobby/ rude) | 8 | |
| 4183422421 | Bucolic | Devoted to raising sheep or cattle (caring) | 9 | |
| 4183433844 | Callous | Having calluses | 10 | |
| 4183440372 | Candid | Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness (Direct/ frank) | 11 | |
| 4183444471 | Capricious | Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity (arrogant) | 12 | |
| 4183447149 | Conciliatory | Making or willing to make concessions | 13 | |
| 4183451093 | Condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance (rude) | 14 | |
| 4183457073 | Contemptuous | Expressing extreme scorn | 15 | |
| 4183460427 | Caustic | Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | 16 | |
| 4183463913 | Cautionary | Serving to warn | 17 | |
| 4183466724 | Choleric | Characterized by anger | 18 | |
| 4183469515 | Churlish | Having a bad disposition; surly | 19 | |
| 4233596338 | Cynical | Believing the worst of human nature and motives | 20 | |
| 4233605442 | Demoralized | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic | 21 | |
| 4233616541 | Demure | Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way (flirtatious) | 22 | |
| 4233623134 | Diffident | Showing modest reserve | 23 | |
| 4233628942 | Dilatory | Wasting time | 24 | |
| 4233632656 | Disdainful | Showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy | 25 | |
| 4233650968 | Didactic | Instructive, especially and excessively | 26 | |
| 4233679132 | Derisive | Expressing contempt or ridicule | 27 | |
| 4233699339 | Earnest | characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinion | 28 | |
| 4233771005 | Ebulliant | joyously unrestrained | 29 | |
| 4233804063 | Eclectic | Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | 30 | |
| 4233818851 | Effusive | Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | 31 | |
| 4233822748 | Enervating | Causing weakness or debilitation | 32 | |
| 4233845046 | Elegaic | Resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead (mournful) | 33 | |
| 4233860957 | Empathetic | Showing comprehension of others' states | 34 | |
| 4233865815 | Empheral | Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day | 35 | |
| 4233868365 | Erudite | Having or showing profound knowledge | 36 | |
| 4233870565 | Esoteric | Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle | 37 | |
| 4233878807 | Euphoric | Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation | 38 | |
| 4233882031 | Facetious | Cleverly amusing in tone | 39 | |
| 4233888324 | Fatuous | Devoid of intelligence (dumb) | 40 | |
| 4233909709 | Forthright | Not serious in content or attitude or behavior (arrogant/childish) | 41 | |
| 4342075020 | Flippant | Showing inappropriate levity (inappropriate jokes) | 42 | |
| 4342084254 | Frivolous | Not serious in content or attitude or behavior (trying to be funny at the wrong time) | 43 | |
| 4233926005 | Gauche | Lacking social polish (unrefined uncultivated) | 44 | |
| 4233931452 | Inane | Devoid of intelligence (stupid) | 45 | |
| 4233959055 | Incredulous | Not disposed or willing to believe; unwilling to believe (unbelieving) | 46 | |
| 4233991892 | Incensed | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 47 | |
| 4313437402 | Incisive | Demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | 48 | |
| 4332722223 | Indignant | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 49 | |
| 4332725072 | Indolent | Disinclined to work or exertion (lazy) | 50 | |
| 4332728276 | Ineffable | Defying expression or description (astonishing) | 51 | |
| 4332731726 | Intimate | Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (close relationship) | 52 | |
| 4332734469 | Jejune | Lacking interest or significance or impact (boring or childish) | 53 | |
| 4342198663 | Jocund | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy) | 54 | |
| 4342204686 | Jovial | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment (extremely happy) | 55 | |
| 4342211490 | Laudatory | Full of or giving praise | 56 | |
| 4342218400 | Loquacious | Full of trivial conversation (talkative) | 57 | |
| 4342227684 | Lugubrious | Excessively mournful (extremely sad) | 58 | |
| 4342231727 | Macabre | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | 59 | |
| 4342235771 | Malicious | Having the nature of threatening evil (evil) | 60 | |
| 4342239736 | Miasmic | Filled with vapor (Mirage) | 61 | |
| 4342244282 | Mordant | Harshly ironic or sinister (rudely sarcastic) | 62 | |
| 4342251405 | Morose | Showing a brooding ill humor | 63 | |
| 4342255790 | Myopic | Unable to see distant objects clearly | 64 | |
| 4342260906 | Nihilistic | Relating to a complete rejection of moral values and beliefs | 65 | |
| 4342265378 | Nuance | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (passive aggressive) | 66 | |
| 4342268759 | Obsequious | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (brown noser) | 67 | |
| 4342274923 | Odious | Unequivocally detestable | 68 | |
| 4342280606 | Ominous | Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (sketchy future) | 69 | |
| 4342287556 | Omnipotent | Having unlimited power | 70 | |
| 4342290165 | Patronizing | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance (treating others with arrogance) | 71 | |
| 4342296352 | Pedantic | Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning | 72 | |
| 4342300364 | Pejorative | Expressing disapproval | 73 | |
| 4342304256 | Pernicious | Exceedingly harmful | 74 | |
| 4342312935 | Pithy | Concise and full of meaning (meaningful) | 75 | |
| 4342316806 | Pompous | Puffed up with vanity | 76 | |
| 4342322442 | Poignant | Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings | 77 | |
| 4342329768 | Provocative | Serving or tending to excite or stimulate (stimulative) | 78 | |
| 4342334727 | Puerile | Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | 79 | |
| 4342339939 | Quizzical | Perplexed | 80 | |
| 4342346475 | Recondite | Difficult to penetrate | 81 | |
| 4342350942 | Reticent | Reluctant to draw attention to yourself (timid) | 82 | |
| 4342354319 | Reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration | 83 | |
| 4342358236 | Reflective | Capable of physically throwing back light or sound | 84 | |
| 4342361277 | Ribald | Humorously vulgar (crass) | 85 | |
| 4342368098 | Sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous | 86 | |
| 4342372065 | Seductive | Tending to entice into a desired action or state | 87 | |
| 4342375273 | Sentimental | Marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion | 88 | |
| 4342379750 | Specious | Plausible but false (false hope) | 89 | |
| 4368427357 | Succinct | Briefly giving the gist of something (summary) | 90 | |
| 4368429291 | Supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to (pompous) | 91 | |
| 4368431226 | Timorous | Timid by nature or revealing timidity | 92 | |
| 4368433996 | Ubiquitous | Being present everywhere at once (over used) | 93 | |
| 4368437124 | Unctuous | Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating (flattering) | 94 | |
| 4368443263 | Vehement | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions (extremely emotional) | 95 | |
| 4368445593 | Visceral | Relating to or affecting the internal organs (inward feelings) | 96 | |
| 4368449349 | Vitriolic | Harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone | 97 | |
| 4368451545 | Volatile | Liable to lead to sudden change or violence (vicious/ dangerous) | 98 | |
| 4368454003 | Zealous | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm (enthusiastic) | 99 |