AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

8777544804	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
8777544805	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
8777544806	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
8777544807	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
8777544808	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
8777544809	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
8777544810	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
8777544811	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
8777544812	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
8777544813	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
8777544814	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
8777544815	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
8777544816	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
8777544817	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
8777544818	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
8777544819	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
8777544820	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
8777544821	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
8777544822	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
8777544823	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
8777544824	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
8777544825	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
8777544826	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
8777544827	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
8777544828	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
8777544829	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
8777544830	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
8777544831	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
8777544832	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
8777544833	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
8777544834	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
8777544835	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
8777544836	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
8777544837	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
8777544838	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
8777544839	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
8777544840	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
8777544841	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
8777544842	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
8777544843	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
8777544844	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
8777544845	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
8777544846	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
8777544847	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
8777544848	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
8777544849	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
8777544850	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
8777544851	informative	educational, instructional	47
8777544852	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
8777544853	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
8777544854	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
8777544855	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
8777544856	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
8777544857	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
8777544858	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
8777544859	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
8777544860	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
8777544861	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
8777544862	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
8777544863	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
8777544864	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
8777544865	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
8777544866	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
8777544867	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
8777544868	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
8777544869	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
8777544870	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
8777544871	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
8777544872	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
8777544873	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
8777544874	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
8777544875	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
8777544876	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
8777544877	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
8777544878	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
8777544879	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
8777544880	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
8777544881	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
8777544882	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
8777544883	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
8777544884	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
8777544885	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
8777544886	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
8777544887	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
8777544888	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
8777544889	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
8777544890	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
8777544891	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
8777544892	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
8777544893	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
8777544894	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
8777544895	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
8777544896	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
8777544897	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93