AP Literature Tone Words 1 Flashcards

7476569692	Abashed	ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted	0
7476569693	Abhorring	to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate	1
7476569694	Absurd	ridiculous; silly	2
7476569695	Accusatory	Expressing or implying an accusation	3
7476569696	Acerbic	Sharp; harsh; biting	4
7476569697	Admiring	to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval	5
7476569698	Admonishing	cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding	6
7476569699	Adoring	to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor	7
7476569700	Affectionate	showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love;fondly tender	8
7476569701	Ambiguous	open to having several possible meanings or interpretations	9
7476569702	Ambivalent	uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by the inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or td two opposite or conflicting things	10
7476569703	Amused	pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted	11
7476569704	Antagonistic	acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually hostile; unfriendly	12
7476569705	Anxious	full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous/ earnestly desirous; eager	13
7476569706	Apathetic	having or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive	14
7476569707	Apologetic	containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury	15
7476569708	Appreciative	feeling or expressive of gratitude	16
7476569709	Apprehensive	uneasy or fearful about something that might happen	17
7476569710	Approving	to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorable	18
7476569711	Ardent	Passionate; zealous; fiery	19
7476569712	Arrogant	making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud	20
7476569713	Audacious	extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless	21
7476569714	Authoritarian	having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial	22
7476569715	Awed	Filled with reverence, dread, wonder	23
7476569716	Baffled	to confuse, bewilder, or perplex	24
7476569717	Bantering	Good-humored, playful conversation	25
7476569718	Bellicose	Warlike; hostile; inclined to fight	26
7476569719	Belligerent	Hostile; aggressive; inclined to fight	27
7476569720	Bemused	bewildered or confused/ lost in thought; preoccupied	28
7476569721	Benevolent	Charitable, kind, Generous	29