AP Language Tone Words Flashcards

10486023024	afraid	feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed	0
10486023025	allusive	containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference	1
10486023026	angry	wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume	2
10486023027	apologetic	an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful	3
10486023028	audacious	too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming	4
10486023029	bantering	to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing	5
10486023030	bitter	causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered	6
10486023031	boring	wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed	7
10486023032	candid	honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine	8
10486023033	childish	immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic	9
10486023034	clinical	purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached	10
10486023035	cold	without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy	11
10486023036	colloquial	words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular	12
10486023037	compassionate	to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy	13
10486023038	facetious	lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular	14
10486023039	factual	having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate	15
10486023040	fanciful	indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical	16
10486023041	formal	high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp	17
10486023042	frivolous	not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry	18
10486023043	giddy	having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded	19
10486023044	happy	favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased	20
10486023045	hollow	lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty	21
10486023046	humorous	funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald	22
10486023047	impartial	favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased	23
10486023048	incisive	cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant	24
10486023049	indignant	anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus	25
10486023050	inflammatory	rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery	26
10486023051	informal	casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand	27
10486023052	informative	giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating	28
10486023053	insipid	not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane	29
10486023054	benevolent	doing or inclined to do good; charitable	30
10486023055	burlesque	broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy	31
10486023056	complimentary	conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration	32
10486023057	concerned	interested; troubled or anxious	33
10486023058	condescending	graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way	34
10486023059	confident	assured; certain; trustful	35
10486023060	contemptuous	expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust	36
10486023061	contentious	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome	37
10486023062	cynical	denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions	38
10486023063	detached	not involved by emotion; impartial	39
10486023064	didactic	intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others	40
10486023065	disdainful	treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn	41
10486023066	dramatic	filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities	42
10486023067	effusive	pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner	43
10486023068	elegiac	sad; mournful; plaintive	44
10486023069	elusive	hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling	45
10486023070	flippant	frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent	46
10486023071	informative	educational, instructional	47
10486023072	irreverent	disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred	48
10486023073	ironic	contrary to what is expressed or usual	49
10486023074	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent	50
10486023075	lugubrious	very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent	51
10486023076	mock-heroic	mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character	52
10486023077	moralistic	adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others	53
10486023078	objective	without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal	54
10486023079	patronizing	to treat in a condescending manner	55
10486023080	pedantic	to stress minor or trivial points of learning	56
10486023081	petty	relatively worthless; trivial; minor	57
10486023082	pretentious	making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance	58
10486023083	restrained	limited; restricted; suppressed	59
10486023084	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision	60
10486023085	satiric	use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses	61
10486023086	scornful	filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful	62
10486023087	sentimental	having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason	63
10486023088	somber	dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn	64
10486023089	sympathetic	looking upon with favor	65
10486023090	taunting	challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner	66
10486023091	turgid	inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic	67
10486023092	urgent	calling for hast; insistent	68
10486023093	vibrant	throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant	69
10486023094	whimsical	unpredictable, fanciful	70
10486023095	pitiful	sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic	71
10486023096	playful	fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish	72
10486023097	proud	delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior	73
10486023098	sad	having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy	74
10486023099	sarcastic	intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic	75
10486023100	seductive	tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing	76
10486023101	sharp	harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious	77
10486023102	shocked	any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted	78
10486023103	silly	having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous	79
10486023104	intimate	most private or personal; very close or familiar	80
10486023105	joking	anything said or done that deserves laughter	81
10486023106	joyful	feeling, causing, or indicating gladness	82
10486023107	learned	showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability	83
10486023108	mocking	to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone	84
10486023109	mock-serious	imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act	85
10486023110	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
10486023111	peaceful	free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet	87
10486023112	solemn	deeply earnest, serious, and sober	88
10486023113	sweet	pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable	89
10486023114	tired	weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest	90
10486023115	upset	to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically	91
10486023116	vexed	disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict	92
10486023117	zealous	motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion	93