AP Language Tone Words Flashcards
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14737784130 | Critical | inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily | 0 | |
14737785452 | Cynical | bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic | 1 | |
14737787529 | Detached | objective; disinterested | 2 | |
14737792319 | Didactic | inclined to teach or lecture others too much | 3 | |
14737797814 | Diffident | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy | 4 | |
14737890125 | Disparaging | tending to belittle or bring reproach upon; to treat someone poorly | 5 | |
14737910212 | Droll | amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous | 6 | |
14737910213 | Effusive | unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve | 7 | |
14737910214 | Emphatic | uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive; forceful; insistent | 8 | |
14737910215 | Flippant | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness | 9 | |
14737910216 | Impartial | unbiased; fair and just | 10 |