AP Literature and Composition Tone List Flashcards

4796275103	allusive	containing allusions (references to other literature or events)	0
4796275104	foreboding	(n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; (adj.) marked by fear, ominous	1
4796275105	oppressive	Burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical	2
4796275106	bitter	Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief	3
4796275107	alluring	highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire	4
4796275109	outrageous	Going beyond proper limits	5
4796275111	apologetic	Sorry; showing regret	6
4796275112	frivolous	Lacking in seriousness or importance	7
4796275113	patronizing	(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension	8
4796275114	poignant	(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell	9
4796275115	haughty	arrogant	10
4796275116	funereal	sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral	11
4796275117	peaceful	Tranquil	12
4796275118	pretentious	(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious	13
4796275119	audacious	(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring	14
4796275120	indolent	lazy	15
4796275121	pedantic	Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules	16
4796275122	proud	feeling pride	17
4796275123	bantering	Good-natured ridiculing	18
4796275124	gleeful	full of high-spirited delight	19
4796275125	petty	(adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor	20
4796275126	restrained	Controlled, repressed, restricted	21
4796275127	benevolent	(adj) kindly, charitable	22
4796275128	hollow	Empty	23
4796275129	pitiful	sad, pathetic	24
4796275130	sarcastic	Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt	25
4796275131	candid	Completely honest, straightforward	26
4796275133	clinical	cold or detached	27
4796275134	compassionate	Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.	28
4796275135	sycophantic	attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery	29
4796275136	condescending	(adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing	30
4796275138	contemptuous	Feeling hatred; scornful	31
4796275139	contentious	argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement	32
4796275140	cynical	Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people	33
4796275141	dismal	depressing	34
4796275142	detached	Aloof	35
4796275143	didactic	Excessively instructive	36
4796275144	diffident	(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserve	37
4796275145	disdainful	Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof	38
4796275146	effusive	gushing; excessively demonstrative	39
4796275148	factual	real; actual; unopinionated	40
4796275149	fanciful	(adj) whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality	41
4796275150	flippant	Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty	42
4796275151	horrific	Causing extreme horror or disgust	43
4796275152	hostile	Belligerent	44
4796275153	jocular	playful; humorous	45
4796275154	hyperbolic	enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness	46
4796275156	incisive	(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)	47
4796275157	indignant	Angered at something unjust or wrong	48
4796275158	inflammatory	(adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder	49
4796275159	informative	Providing useful or interesting information	50
4796275160	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	51
4796275161	insolent	Boldly rude or disrespectful	52
4796275162	ironic	(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; sarcastic	53
4796275163	irreverent	Disrespectful	54
4796275164	irritating	Irksome	55
4796275165	exuberant	Exuberant (adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant	56
4796275166	learned	having much knowledge acquired by study	57
4796275167	lugubrious	sorrowful; mournful; dismal	58
4796275168	malevolent	(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will	59
4796275169	melancholic	Depressed	60
4796275170	melodramatic	Overly emotional	61
4796275171	mocking	Satirical	62
4796275172	moralistic	Concerned with morals	63
4796275173	nostalgic	Longing for the past	64
4796275174	objective	Fair; impartial	65
4796275175	ominous	Menacing; threatening	66
4796275176	sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking	67
4796275177	satiric	Mocking	68
4796275178	scornful	Filled with hate	69
4796275179	sentimental	A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic	70
4796275180	sharp	Pungent acute	71
4796275181	shocking	Surprising	72
4796275182	somber	(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit	73
4796275183	empathetic	showing compassion or a caring nature feeling another's pain as one's own	74
4796275184	urgent	(of a state or situation) requiring immediate action or attention	75
4796275185	vibrant	Lively; full of vitality	76
4796277540	vexing	causing irritation or annoyance	77
4796277982	zealous	Eager, earnest, devoted	78
4796279179	malevolent	Evil	79
4796280897	elegiac	mournful, grieving in tone	80
4796281185	lament	to express sorrow; to grieve	81
4796281186	macabre	(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject	82
4796281661	pious	Devoutly religious	83
4796282256	conciliatory	Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile	84
4796283530	bombastic	pompous in speech and manner	85
4796284234	taunting	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing	86
4796284235	turgid	(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language	87
4796285262	strident	LOUD; HARSH; UNPLEASANTLY NOISY	88
4796285506	prudent	careful, cautious	89
4796285880	provocative	(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying	90
4796288103	judicious	sensible; showing good judgement	91
4796288586	irate	very angry	92
4796289139	facetious	(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously	93
4796291282	reticent	NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED; RELUCTANT	94
4796294490	supercilious	Arrogant	95
4796296734	naivety	lack of experience or wisdom	96
4796326210	obsequious	Overly submissive and eager to please	97
4796329932	depraved	(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles	98
4833494995	ambivalent	Having mixed feelings; Uncertain	99