AP Literature Tone Words Flashcards

5904700367	sharp	harsh; severe	0
5904700368	hollow	not solid; empty; w/o real or significant worth; meaningless; insincere or false	1
5904700369	allusive	having reference to something implied or inferred	2
5904700370	vexed	irritated; annoyed	3
5904700371	restrained	holding back; to keep in check; to control	4
5904700372	urgent	compelling or requiring immediate action or attention	5
5904700373	poignant	affecting or moving the emotions	6
5904700374	detached	impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased	7
5904700375	mocking	making fun of someone or something in a cruel way	8
5904700376	objective	not influenced by personal feelings; unbiased	9
5904700377	vibrant	vigorous; energetic	10
5904700378	frivolous	characterized by lack of seriousness or sense	11
5904700379	audacious	extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless	12
5904700380	somber	gloomy; depressing; dismal	13
5904700381	giddy	lighthearted	14
5904700382	provocative	inciting; stimulating	15
5904700383	sentimental	mawkishly tender	16
5904700384	fanciful	overimaginative; unrealistic	17
5904700385	condescending	having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority	18
5904700386	contemptuous	scornful; disrespectful	19
5904700387	nostalgic	sentimental; experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.	20
5904700388	zealous	enthusiastic, eager	21
5904700389	irreverent	showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously	22
5904700390	candid	frank; outspoken	23
5904700391	didactic	instructive	24
5904700392	seductive	tempting and attractive; enticing	25
5904700393	satiric	mocking; ironic	26
5904700394	whimsical	playful, mischievous	27
5904700395	learned	scholarly	28
5904700396	mock-heroic	imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject	29
5904700397	diffident	modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.	30
5904700398	petty	of little importance; trivial	31
5904700399	factual	of or relating to facts; concerning facts	32
5904700400	elegiac	mournful, melancholic	33
5904700401	disdainful	scornful	34
5904700402	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal	35
5904700403	pedantic	precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous	36
5904700404	indignant	angry	37
5904700405	bantering	tease	38
5904700406	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude	39
5904700407	facetious	treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor	40
5904700408	clinical	efficient and unemotional; coldly detached	41
5904700409	mock-serious	of a pretended serious look or act	42
5904700410	burlesque	an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody	43
5904700411	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity	44
5904700412	incisive	intelligently analytical and clear-thinking	45
5904700413	effusive	expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner	46
5904700414	colloquial	(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary	47
5904700415	insipid	unimaginative, uninspired	48
5904700416	pretentious	attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed	49
5904700417	moralistic	overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize	50
5904700418	taunting	provoke or challenge	51
5904700419	turgid	swollen and distended or congested	52
5904700420	sardonic	grimly mocking or cynical	53
5904700421	contentious	causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial	54
5904700422	insolent	showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect	55
5904700423	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand	56
5904700424	esoteric	private; secret; confidential	57
5904700425	euphemistic	using or of the nature of a euphemism	58
5904700426	sensuous	relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect	59
5904700427	bombastic	high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated	60
5904700428	abstruse	difficult to understand; obscure	61
5904700429	grotesque	ugly, misshapen	62
5904700430	concrete	existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract	63
5904700431	idiomatic	using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker	64
5904700432	picturesque	visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style	65
5904700433	homespun	simple and unsophisticated	66
5904700434	provincial	narrow	67
5904700435	obscure	not discovered or known about; uncertain	68
5904700436	veneration	great respect; reverence	69
5904700437	solemn	serious, grave	70
5904700438	sanguine	optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation	71
5904700439	mirth	amusement, especially as expressed in laughter	72
5904700440	relish	great appreciation of something	73
5904700441	bliss	perfect happiness; great joy	74
5904700442	platonic	(of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual	75
5904700443	rapture	extreme happiness and delight in something	76
5904700444	ecstasy	bliss	77
5904700445	enamor	be filled with a feeling of love for	78
5904700446	exaltation	a feeling or state of extreme happiness	79
5904700447	zeal	great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective	80
5904700448	ardor	enthusiasm or passion	81
5904700449	fervor	intense and passionate feeling	82
5904700450	elation	great happiness and exhilaration	83
5904700451	jubilant	feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph	84
5904700452	buoyancy	an optimistic and cheerful disposition	85
5904700453	placid	not easily upset or excited	86
5904731509	complimentary	of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering	87
5904737512	sympathetic	characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate:	88
5904747026	benevolent	characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; desiring to help others; charitable	89
5904758307	patronizing	displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner	90
5904779597	inflammatory	tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc	91
5904782527	scornful	full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous	92
5904796945	vulgar	morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate; offensive in language; lewdly or profanely indecent	93
5904851641	trite	hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original	94