AP English Language and Composition Tone Words by Definition Flashcards

6761296506	eulogistic	involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually for the dead	0
6761296507	grave	something serious or solemn	1
6761296508	pensive	dreamily thoughtful	2
6761296509	pious	displaying a reverence for God	3
6761296510	venerative	regarding with reverence	4
6761296511	fervent	warmth; intensity of spirit	5
6761296512	giddy	frivolous; lighthearted	6
6761296513	laudatory	containing and expressing praise	7
6761296514	elegiac	of, relating to, or involving mourning or expressing sorrow	8
6761296515	lugubrious	mournful, dismal, gloomy, especially to a ludicrous degree	9
6761296516	bantering	good-humored, playful in conversation	10
6761296517	cynical	tendency to believe human behavior is selfish and opportunistic	11
6761296518	derisive	ridiculing, mocking	12
6761296519	facetious	lightly amusing; unserious; frivolous, especially at the wrong time	13
6761296520	farcical	comedic with high exaggeration	14
6761296521	flippant	lacking in seriousness; disrespectfully casual; uncaring	15
6761296522	ludicrous	ridiculous; laughable; outlandish; silly	16
6761296523	mock-heroic	satiric imitation of heroic traits	17
6761296524	sardonic	scornfully or cynically mocking; sarcastic	18
6761296525	satiric	characterized by satire	19
6761296526	wry	satiric; bitter	20
6761296527	choleric	easily angered	21
6761296528	indignant	marked by anger; aroused by justice	22
6761296529	inflammatory	likely to stir up anger or trouble	23
6761296530	vexed	annoyed; irritated; distressed	24
6761296531	blithe	joyous, merry, glad	25
6761296532	euphoric	beyond earthly happiness	26
6761296533	jocund	cheery, joyful, and happy	27
6761296534	whimsical	playful; humorous or fanciful; unpredictable	28
6761296535	bemused	preoccupied; deep in thought	29
6761296536	expectant	having expectations	30
6761296537	antagonistic	hostile, unfriendly	31
6761296538	belligerent	aggressively hostile; warlike	32
6761296539	vitriolic	scathing or bitter	33
6761296540	apprehensive	uneasy about the future	34
6761296541	diffident	timid; reserved in manner	35
6761296542	fatalistic	in the belief that everything is predetermined and out of our hands	36
6761296543	foreboding	to have inward conviction of	37
6761296544	stark	plain; harsh; bleak or grim	38
6761296545	timorous	timid	39
6761296546	effusive	unrestrained and excessive in emotional expression	40
6761296547	picturesque	strikingly expressive or vivid	41
6761296548	sentimental	colored by emotion rather than realism	42
6761296549	convoluted	very complicated or involved	43
6761296550	abstract	theoretical; without reference to specifics	44
6761296551	allusive	characterized by indirect references	45
6761296552	classical	formal; standard; traditional	46
6761296553	cogent	convincing; reasonable	47
6761296554	cultured	high degree or taste	48
6761296555	epistolary	involving letters	49
6761296556	erudite	learned; scholarly	50
6761296557	idiomatic	peculiar to a particular language	51
6761296558	urbane	sophisticated	52
6761296559	acerbic	sharp or sour	53
6761296560	bombastic	pretentious and pompous	54
6761296561	brusque	blunt	55
6761296562	callous	emotionally hardened	56
6761296563	condescending	in a patronizing, degrading manner	57
6761296564	contemptuous	scornful, expressing in disgrace	58
6761296565	contentious	involving or likely to cause contention	59
6761296566	disdainful	scornful	60
6761296567	evasive	tending or intending to evade	61
6761296568	haughty	proud and vain to the point of arrogance	62
6761296569	iconoclastic	inclined to attack cherished beliefs and emotions	63
6761296570	imperious	arrogantly domineering; overbearing	64
6761296571	insolent	rude; not showing proper respect; arrogant	65
6761296572	irreverent	showing disrespect for things that are normally respected	66
6761296573	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	67
6761296574	petulant	easily irritated or annoyed	68
6761296575	pretentious	exaggerated show of dignity or importance	69
6761296576	provocative	tending to provoke	70
6761296577	strident	loud, harsh, and unpleasantly noisy	71
6761296578	aloof	indifferent, disinterested	72
6761296579	banal	pointless and uninteresting	73
6761296580	detached	disinterested; unbiased	74
6761296581	objective	uninfluenced by emotions	75
6761296582	restrained	held back; deprived	76
6761296583	stolid	having or revealing little emotion	77
6761296584	turgid	pompous; excessively ornate or complex in style or language	78
6761296585	ambiguous	doubtful, uncertain from obscurity or indistinctiveness	79
6761296586	incredulous	unbelieving	80
6761296587	skeptical	showing doubt	81
6761296588	tentative	in an unsure state of mind	82
6761296589	ambivalent	mixture of opposite feelings	83
6761296590	obscure	not clearly expressed; ambiguous or vague	84
6761296591	pedantic	concerned with unimportant details	85
6761296592	austere	stern; strict; frugal	86
6761296593	didactic	inclined to teach or moralize (often excessively)	87
6761296594	moralistic	concerned with principles of morality	88
6761296595	puritanical	strict or severe in matters of morality	89
6761296596	candid	open and sincere; straightforward; honest	90
6761296597	colloquial	ordinary and informal (usually refers to conversation)	91
6761296598	homespun	simple and homely	92
6761296599	insipid	vapid; bland	93
6761296600	lucid	easily understood; clear	94
6761296601	mundane	ordinary; common; everyday	95
6761296602	terse	effectively concise; brief	96
6761296603	audacious	fearless; recklessly daring; unrestrained; insolent	97
6761296604	baroque	elaborate; ornamental	98
6761296605	cinematic	having the qualities of a motion picture	99
6761296606	conciliatory	agreeable; characterized by appeasement	100
6761296607	crepuscular	having to do with shadowy areas (usually has to do with humanity)	101
6761296608	decadent	marked by a decay in morals and values; indulgent	102
6761296609	discursive	moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling	103
6761296610	evocative	having the ability to call forth memories or other responses	104
6761296611	lethargic	slow; sluggish	105
6761296612	petty	lesser; minor	106
6761296613	provincial	limited in perspective; self-centered	107
6761296614	prurient	preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts	108
6761296615	self-concerning	aware of oneself as an individual; not confident	109
6761296616	sepulchral	pertaining to burial	110
6761296617	transitory	short-lived; temporary	111
6761296618	trite	stale; worn out; overused	112
6761296619	zealous	highly motivated; fervent	113