AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

7132870476	choleric	easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered	0
7132860907	abhorrent	strongly opposed feeling; showing intense disagreement	1
7132861297	acerbic	acidic in temper, mood, or tone	2
7132862114	acrimonious	caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner	3
7132862454	acquiescing	complying or submitting tacitly or passively	4
7132863368	altruistic	unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others	5
7132863912	angst-ridden	consumed by anxiety and fear	6
7132864247	apathetic	having or showing little or no feeling or emotion	7
7132864660	ardent	characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity; passionate	8
7132865013	audacious	fearlessly daring; recklessly bold; adventurous	9
7132865575	austere	stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict	10
7132866093	averse	having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste	11
7132866427	benign	of a gentle disposition; showing kindness and gentleness; of a mild type or character	12
7132866747	bristle	to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance	13
7132867226	buoyant	capable of quick recovery; having positive indications	14
7132868108	callous	feeling no emotion or sympathy for others; completely uncaring	15
7132868616	capricious	being governed or characterized by impulsiveness and unpredictability	16
7132869232	caustic	capable of destroying; marked by incisive sarcasm	17
7132869954	chagrined	vexed or unsettled through embarrassment or humiliation; mortified	18
7132871772	circumspect	careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; cautious	19
7132872373	coddled	treated with extreme care; pampered	20
7132872736	complacent	self-satisfied; unconcerned and unaware of deficiencies and dangers	21
7132873698	confrontation	face-to-face conflict; the clashing of forces or ideas	22
7132874062	consternation	amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion	23
7132875088	cowering	shrinking away or crouching from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays	24
7132875445	credulous	ready to believe with little proof; gullible	25
7132875922	deferent	full of respect or esteem due a superior or and elder; showing regard for another's wishes	26
7132876403	defiant	full of boldness and resistance; rebellious	27
7132876831	deluded	misled in judgment; deceived or tricked	28
7132877220	derisive	expressing or causing the use of ridicule or scorn; showing contempt	29
7132877833	despondent	feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression; having lost all hope	30
7132878865	deterministic	believing in predestination; accepting that social or psychological phenomena are caused by preceding events or natural law	31
7132880658	didactic	designed to teach; intended to convey instruction and information; making moral observations	32
7132881178	disdainful	full of or expressing dislike	33
7132881907	disquieted	having lost peace or tranquility; disturbed or alarmed	34
7132882208	dynamic	having force or energy; marked by productive activity	35
7132882690	embittered	possessing sour, hostile, or resentful feelings	36
7132884239	empathetic	showing emotion based on sensitivity towards others	37
7132885841	enamored	inflamed with love or passion	38
7132888375	enervated	reduced mental or moral vigor; lessened in vitality or strength	39
7132888850	exasperated	feeling irritation or annoyance; aggravated	40
7132892022	exultant	filled with or expressing great joy or triumph; jubilant	41
7132892399	fatuous	complacently or inanely foolish; silly	42
7132892996	fawning	courting favor by a cringing or flattering manner	43
7132893261	fervent	exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous	44
7132894267	funeral	with solemnity befitting or suggesting a funeral; marked by an atmosphere that is lacking in cheer; gloomy	45
7132895333	futile	serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective; occupied with trifles	46
7132896424	hackneyed	lacking in freshness or originality; trite; unoriginal; clichéd	47
7132896999	halcyon	calm, peaceful, golden	48
7132897583	haughty	disdainfully proud; blatantly arrogant	49
7132897884	idiosyncratic	peculiar in temperament	50
7132898787	idolatrous	worshiping a physical object as a god; exhibiting an excessive devotion to an object	51
7132904182	imperious	characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments; commanding, dominant	52
7132904768	inane	empty and insubstantial; lacking point; silly	53
7132905024	indolent	averse to activity, effort, or movement; habitually lazy	54
7132905557	indomitable	incapable of being subdued; unconquerable	55
7132905881	inept	unfit; lacking sense or reason; foolish; generally incompetent; bungling	56
7132906280	insipid	lacking qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge; dull, flat	57
7132906660	insular	characterized by isolation; having a narrow provincial viewpoint	58
7132909849	intrepid	characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance	59
7132910173	irascible	marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger	60
7132910405	ire	intense and usually openly displayed anger	61
7132914717	jaded	dulled by experience or exposure	62
7132916977	lugubrious	exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful and melancholy	63
7132917443	maudlin	weakly and effusively sentimental	64
7132917870	menacing	making a show of intention to harm; posing a threat to; endangering	65
7132918267	mendacious	characterized by deception, falsehood, or divergence from absolute truth	66
7132918898	meticulous	marked by excessive care in details	67
7132919934	mirthful	merry, glad, or gay as shown by or accompanied with laughter	68
7132920484	misogynistic	displaying a hatred of women	69
7132920961	morose	having a sullen disposition; marked by gloom	70
7132921821	narcissistic	loving one's own body or self; egoistic; egocentric	71
7132922707	obsequious	marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient	72
7132923423	patronizing	adopting an air of condescension; treating haughtily	73
7132924161	pedantic	narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned	74
7132925366	petulant	insolent or rude in speech or behavior; displaying capricious ill humor; peevish	75
7132925646	piqued	aroused in anger or resentment toward; irritated; provoked, challenged, or rebuffed	76
7132926011	placid	serenely free of interruption or disturbance	77
7132926897	pompous	excessively elevated or ornate; having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant	78
7132927913	Pollyannaish	characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything	79
7132928588	portentous	eliciting amazement or wonder; fateful and ominous	80
7132929012	pragmatic	relating to matters of fact or practical affairs; practical as opposed to idealistic	81
7132929581	provincial	limited in outlook; narrow-minded; lacking the polish of urban society; unsophisticated	82
7132929856	rancorous	having a mark of bitter, deep-seated ill will	83
7132930437	rapturous	being carried away by overwhelming emotion; feeling ecstasy or intense passion	84
7132931526	repugnant	exciting distaste or aversion; incompatible	85
7132931965	rueful	exciting pity or sympathy; pitiable, mournful, regretful	86
7132932312	sagacious	possessing keen and farsighted judgment; intellectually discerning; showing great wisdom	87
7132934559	sanguine	cheerfully confident and optimistic	88
7132935439	sardonic	disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively mocking	89
7132936865	secular	relating to the worldly or temporal; not religious	90
7132937714	self-effacing	causing one to disappear or to become unnoticed; defacing one's self	91
7132937992	serene	clear and free of unpleasant change; marked by utter calm and unruffled repose; quietude	92
7132938693	subservient	serving to promote some personal end; useful in an inferior capacity; submissive	93
7132940129	solemn	marked by the observance of established form or ceremony; somber, gloomy	94
7132942709	stern	having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner; austere	95
7132943287	stoic	apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain stolid having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional	96
7132943831	trepid	timorous; fearful	97
7132944467	upbraiding	criticizing severely; finding fault with; reproaching severely; scolding vehemently	98
7132945841	vapid	lacking liveliness, briskness, or force; flat or dull especially in intellect	99
7132946472	vehement	marked by forceful energy; powerful; intensely emotional; impassioned and fervid	100
7132946948	venerating	regarding with reverential respect or admiring deference; honoring with an act of devotion	101
7132947622	vindictive	disposed to seek revenge; vengeful	102
7132948174	vivacious	lively in temper, conduct, or spirit	103
7132948748	volcanic	explosively violent; volatile	104
7132949726	whimsical	characterized by caprice; subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change	105
7132951153	woeful	characterized by suffering and calamity; grievous; lamentably serious	106
7132951660	wrathful	filled with strong vengeful anger; irate	107
7132952059	wry	cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous	108
7132952771	zealous	exhibiting great intensity of feeling	109