AP English Language Tone Words Flashcards

3760633286	abhorring	to detest strongly; to find repugnant (disgusting); to loathe (hate) strongly	0
3760638179	accusatory	charging of wrongdoing; a declaration that another is at fault; to indict	1
3760641384	aloof	uninvolved or unwilling to become involved; distant physically or emotionally	2
3760641385	ambivalence	uncertainty or indecisiveness; simultaneous conflicting feelings	3
3760644560	amiable	friendly and pleasant to be with	4
3760646008	apathetic	indifferent due to lack of energy or concern; showing little or no emotion	5
3760653232	awe	an emotion combining wonder, dread, respect that is inspired by something great; a feeling of great amazement	6
3760653233	benevolent	having or manifesting a desire to do good	7
3760656042	caustic	intense use of sarcasm; stinging; biting	8
3760656043	callous	emotionally hardened; unfeeling	9
3760658561	cathartic	emotionally purging or purifying to start healing	10
3760659558	choleric	hot-tempered; easily angered; extremely irritable	11
3760660432	complimentary	expressing praise or approval	12
3760672817	condescending	a feeling of superiority over somebody or something	13
3760672818	consoling	to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed	14
3760674531	contemplative	deeply thinking and reflecting on an issue	15
3760674532	contemptuous	showing or feeling that something is worthless and should be scorned	16
3760677694	critical	judging severely and finding fault	17
3760681138	cynical	skeptical and questioning of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others	18
3760682122	derision	ridicule; hostile mocking	19
3760683340	didactic	educational; instructional	20
3760683341	disdainful	scornful; hateful	21
3760685007	dogmatic	an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or un-provable principles	22
3760685019	earnest	a sincere state of mind	23
3760686773	erudite	learned; polished; scholarly	24
3760700245	exasperated	greatly annoyed; made worse or more intense	25
3760701462	facetious	intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate	26
3760701463	fanciful	led by fantasy and the imagination rather than by reason and experience	27
3760703197	fervent	showing extremely passionate enthusiasm	28
3760703198	flippant	disrespectful; marked by disrespectful levity or casualness	29
3760704985	forthright	directly frank without hesitation; straightforward	30
3760704986	haughty	proud and vain to the point of arrogance	31
3760706988	impartial	not partial or biased; unprejudiced; not favoring one over another	32
3760706989	incredulous	expression of extreme disbelief	33
3760708687	indignant	marked by anger caused by injustice	34
3760708688	idiosyncratic	deviating from what is customary or "normal"	35
3760711728	intimate	very familiar	36
3760711729	irreverent	lacking in respect	37
3760713496	insolent	rude or disrespectful	38
3760713503	jovial	happy	39
3760715437	matter-of-fact	accepting of conditions; unemotional	40
3760716478	melancholy	gloomy or sad	41
3760717458	malevolent	having or displaying ill will; having an evil or harmful influence	42
3760717459	mocking	treating with contempt or ridicule	43
3760719250	morose	sullen; surly; despondent	44
3760736298	malicious	purposely hurtful	45
3760736299	nostalgic	longing for things, persons, or situations of the past; sentimental and homesick	46
3760737823	objective	unbiased; not selecting a side	47
3760739098	obsequious	polite and obedient for hope of gain or favor	48
3760740712	optimistic	tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes	49
3760740713	patronizing	to behave in an offensively condescending manner	50
3760742102	pessimistic	seeing the worst side of things	51
3760742103	pompous	having an excessive sense of self-importance, usually displayed through exaggerated seriousness or stateliness in speech or manner	52
3760743734	pragmatic	practical	53
3760743735	pretentious	an extravagant outward show; ostentatious; intending to impress others	54
3760746772	prosaic	matter-of-fact; straightforward; commonplace; unimaginative	55
3760746773	prudent	wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense; sensible	56
3760748388	reflective	illustrating innermost thoughts or feelings	57
3760748389	remorseful	feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong	58
3760750386	restrained	held back, limited, kept in check or under control	59
3760751800	reverent	treating a subject with honor and respect	60
3760780042	sanguine	optimistic; cheerful; sugary	61
3760780043	sarcastic	sneering; caustic; humor that is ironic mocking	62
3760781833	sardonic	scornfully and bitter sarcasm	63
3760781834	self-deprecating	expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself	64
3760784888	sincere	without deceit or pretense	65
3760786350	skeptical	tending not to believe or accept things but to question them	66
3760786351	solemn	deeply earnest; dignified	67
3760787332	somber	dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim	68
3760787333	supercilious	arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty	69
3760788816	strident	unpleasantly loud and harsh; obnoxious	70
3760788817	whimsical	fanciful; unusual	71
3760790156	wistful	full of yearning or longing; sad and thoughtful	72
3760790157	vexed	annoyed, irritated or distressed	73
3760791370	zealous	actively and unreservedly enthusiastic	74