AP Language : Vocab Week 2 - Tone Words Flashcards
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| 10950662822 | effusive (ih-FEW-siv) | 1) The author is gushing with praise over the subject. 2) 3) |  | 0 |
| 10950662823 | accusatory (uh-KYU-suh-tore-ee) | 1) The author is charging (someone or some entity) with wrongdoing. 2) 3) |  | 1 |
| 10950666649 | conventional (kuhn-VEN-shun-null) | 1) The author is noticeably unoriginal, lacking spontaneity and individuality. 2) 3) | 2 | |
| 10950666650 | lyrical (LEER-ick-cull) | 1) The author sounds as though he/she is expressing a poet's inner feelings; the writing is emotional, full of images, and song-like. 2) 3) |  | 3 |
| 10950669552 | solemn (SAHL-lum) | 1) The author sounds deeply earnest, tending towards sad reflection. 2) 3) | 4 | |
| 10950669553 | patronizing (PAY-trun-nyze-ing) | 1) The author is condescending towards the reader's knowledge or opinions. 2) 3) | 5 | |
| 10950673206 | intimate (IN-tim-mit) | 1) The author sounds very familiar with the reader, as if he or she knows the reader personally. 2) 3) | 6 | |
| 10950673207 | callous (KAL-us) | 1) The author sounds very unfeeling, as if disinterested in the feelings of others or the reader. 2) 3) | 7 | |
| 10950676398 | objective (ub-JECK-tiv) | 1) The author has an unbiased view, as if trying to leave personal opinions aside. 2) 3) | 8 | |
| 10950677100 | quizzical (KWIZ-ick-kull) | 1) The author is questioning an odd, amusing or otherwise strange subject. 2) 3) |  | 9 |