AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

5320032768	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
5320032769	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
5320032770	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
5320032771	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
5320032772	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
5320032773	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
5320032774	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
5320032775	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
5320032776	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
5320032777	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
5320032778	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
5320032779	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
5320032780	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
5320032781	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
5320032782	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
5320032783	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
5320032784	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
5320032785	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
5320032786	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
5320032787	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
5320032788	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
5320032789	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
5320032790	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
5320032791	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
5320032792	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
5320032793	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
5320032794	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
5320032795	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
5320032796	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
5320032797	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
5320032798	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
5320032799	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
5320032800	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
5320032801	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
5320032802	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
5320032803	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
5320032804	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
5320032805	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
5320032806	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
5320032807	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
5320032808	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
5320032809	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
5320032810	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
5320032811	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
5320032812	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
5320032813	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
5320032814	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
5320032815	informative	educational, instructional	47
5320032816	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
5320032817	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
5320032818	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
5320032819	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
5320032820	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
5320032821	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
5320032822	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
5320032823	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
5320032824	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
5320032825	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
5320032826	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
5320032827	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
5320032828	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
5320032829	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
5320032830	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
5320032831	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
5320032832	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
5320032833	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
5320032834	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
5320032835	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
5320032836	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
5320032837	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
5320032838	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
5320032839	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
5320032840	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
5320032841	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
5320032842	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
5320032843	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
5320032844	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
5320032845	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
5320032846	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
5320032847	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
5320032848	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
5320032849	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
5320032850	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
5320032851	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
5320032852	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
5320032853	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
5320032854	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
5320032855	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
5320032856	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
5320032857	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
5320032858	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
5320032859	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
5320032860	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
5320032861	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93