AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

4805580718	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
4805580719	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
4805580720	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
4805580721	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
4805580722	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
4805580723	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
4805580724	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
4805580725	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
4805580726	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
4805580727	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
4805580728	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
4805580729	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
4805580730	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
4805580731	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
4805580732	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
4805580733	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
4805580734	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
4805580735	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
4805580736	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
4805580737	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
4805580738	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
4805580739	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
4805580740	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
4805580741	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
4805580742	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
4805580743	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
4805580744	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
4805580745	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
4805580746	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
4805580747	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
4805580748	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
4805580749	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
4805580750	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
4805580751	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
4805580752	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
4805580753	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
4805580754	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
4805580755	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
4805580756	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
4805580757	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
4805580758	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
4805580759	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
4805580760	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
4805580761	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
4805580762	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
4805580763	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
4805580764	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
4805580765	informative	educational, instructional	47
4805580766	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
4805580767	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
4805580768	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
4805580769	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
4805580770	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
4805580771	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
4805580772	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
4805580773	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
4805580774	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
4805580775	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
4805580776	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
4805580777	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
4805580778	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
4805580779	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
4805580780	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
4805580781	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
4805580782	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
4805580783	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
4805580784	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
4805580785	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
4805580786	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
4805580787	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
4805580788	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
4805580789	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
4805580790	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
4805580791	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
4805580792	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
4805580793	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
4805580794	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
4805580795	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
4805580796	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
4805580797	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
4805580798	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
4805580799	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
4805580800	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
4805580801	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
4805580802	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
4805580803	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
4805580804	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
4805580805	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
4805580806	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
4805580807	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
4805580808	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
4805580809	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
4805580810	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
4805580811	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93