AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

7587700415	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
7587700416	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
7587700417	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
7587700418	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
7587700419	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
7587700420	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
7587700421	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
7587700422	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
7587700423	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
7587700424	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
7587700425	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
7587700426	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
7587700427	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
7587700428	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
7587700429	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
7587700430	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
7587700431	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
7587700432	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
7587700433	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
7587700434	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
7587700435	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
7587700436	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
7587700437	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
7587700438	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
7587700439	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
7587700440	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
7587700441	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
7587700442	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
7587700443	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
7587700444	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
7587700445	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
7587700446	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
7587700447	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
7587700448	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
7587700449	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
7587700450	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
7587700451	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
7587700452	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
7587700453	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
7587700454	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
7587700455	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
7587700456	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
7587700457	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
7587700458	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
7587700459	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
7587700460	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
7587700461	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
7587700462	informative	educational, instructional	47
7587700463	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
7587700464	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
7587700465	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
7587700466	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
7587700467	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
7587700468	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
7587700469	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
7587700470	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
7587700471	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
7587700472	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
7587700473	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
7587700474	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
7587700475	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
7587700476	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
7587700477	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
7587700478	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
7587700479	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
7587700480	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
7587700481	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
7587700482	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
7587700483	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
7587700484	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
7587700485	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
7587700486	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
7587700487	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
7587700488	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
7587700489	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
7587700490	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
7587700491	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
7587700492	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
7587700493	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
7587700494	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
7587700495	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
7587700496	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
7587700497	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
7587700498	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
7587700499	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
7587700500	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
7587700501	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
7587700502	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
7587700503	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
7587700504	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
7587700505	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
7587700506	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
7587700507	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
7587700508	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93