AP Language Tone Words Flashcards
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| 5454131061 | Acerbic | Bitter or stinging | 0 | |
| 5454131062 | Ardent | Enthusiastic or passionate | 1 | |
| 5454131063 | Ambivalent | Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. | 2 | |
| 5454131064 | Befuddled | Confused or perplexed | 3 | |
| 5454131065 | Belligerent | Hostile or aggressive | 4 | |
| 5454131066 | Candid | Open and honest—blunt | 5 | |
| 5454131067 | Capricious | Given to whims (thus changing one's mind or mood easily) | 6 | |
| 5454131068 | Cynical | Given to one's own interests; distrustful of human society | 7 | |
| 5454131069 | Diffident | Modest or shy because of a lack of confidence | 8 | |
| 5454131070 | Dogmatic | Stubborn; unwilling to change one's mind (in terms of principles) | 9 | |
| 5454131071 | Disparaging | Expressing the opinion that someone or something is of little worth | 10 | |
| 5454131072 | Didactic | Instructional | 11 | |
| 5454131073 | Earnest | Sincere and intense conviction (serious) | 12 | |
| 5454131074 | Effusive | Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. | 13 | |
| 5454131075 | Erudite | Having or showing great knowledge or learning. | 14 | |
| 5454131076 | Evasive | Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly. | 15 | |
| 5454131077 | Facetious | Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; | 16 | |
| 5454131078 | Flippant | Not showing a serious or respectful attitude | 17 | |
| 5454131079 | Inane | Silly; stupid | 18 | |
| 5454131080 | Incredulous | Disbelieving; skeptical | 19 | |
| 5454131086 | Pensive | Reflecting deep or serious thought. | 20 | |
| 5454143864 | Ben Franklin | Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. | 21 | |
| 5454151865 | Fredrick Douglass | Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. | 22 | |
| 5454175810 | Mark Twain | All generalizations are false, including this one. | 23 | |
| 5454289390 | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. | 24 |