AP Literature: Tone Quiz #3 Flashcards
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7862567251 | insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent | 0 | |
7862569016 | instructive | giving knowledge | 1 | |
7862569518 | intimate | very familiar | 2 | |
7862570041 | ironic | opposite to what is usual or expected by the reader | 3 | |
7862571722 | irreverent | disrespectful; showing a lack of love or awe for something sacred | 4 | |
7862572810 | irritated | annoyed; bothered | 5 | |
7862573591 | jovial | cheerful; jocular | 6 | |
7862574181 | judgemental | critically authoritative | 7 | |
7862574647 | learned | knowledgeable; scholarly | 8 | |
7862575135 | lighthearted | free from care; cheerful | 9 | |
7862576578 | lugubrious | very sad or mournful to an exaggerated degree | 10 | |
7862577171 | lyrical | emotional; full of imagery; song-like | 11 | |
7862577943 | malicious | purposely hurtful | 12 | |
7862578409 | matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional | 13 | |
7862580198 | mock-heroic | burlesquing a heroic manner, action, or character | 14 | |
7862581066 | mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule | 15 | |
7862581644 | moralistic | preachy; imposing a moral system on others | 16 | |
7862582391 | morose | gloomy; sullen; surly; despondent | 17 | |
7862583322 | mournful | sorrowful; sad | 18 | |
7862583965 | nostalgic | longing for a happier time from the past | 19 | |
7862584964 | objective | unbiased; fair | 20 | |
7862585922 | obsequious | polite or obedient in hopes of gaining favor | 21 | |
7862586789 | optimistic | hopeful; cheerful | 22 | |
7862587602 | outraged | angry; indignant | 23 | |
7862587943 | patronizing | condescending; conveying an attitude of superiority | 24 | |
7862589831 | pedantic | stressing minor or trivial points of learning | 25 | |
7862590581 | pessimistic | hopeless; seeing the worst outcome | 26 |