AP Literature Tone Words Flashcards

13786449816	Apprehensive	anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen	0
13786449819	Dejected	sad and depressed; dispirited	1
13786449825	Foreboding	fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen	2
13786449826	Gloomy	feeling distressed or pessimistic	3
13786449832	Melancholy	a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause	4
13786449834	Morose	sullen and ill-tempered	5
13786449835	Mournful	feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief	6
13786449838	Ominous	giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious	7
13786449840	Pessimistic	tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen	8
13786449842	Poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret	9
13786449844	Remorseful	filled with regret; sorry	10
13786449850	Somber	dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy	11
13786449851	Staid	sedate, respectable, and unadventurous	12
13786449853	Admonitory	giving or conveying a warning or reprimand	13
13786449854	Allusive	working by suggestion rather than explicit mention	14
13786449855	Apathetic	showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern	15
13786449856	Authoritative	commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed	16
13786449857	Baffled	totally bewilder or perplex	17
13786449858	Callous	showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others	18
13786449859	Candid	truthful and straightforward; frank	19
13786449860	Ceremonial	relating to or used for formal events of a religious or public nature	20
13786449861	Clinical	efficient and unemotional; coldly detached	21
13786449862	Consoling	comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment	22
13786449863	Contemplative	expressing or involving prolonged thought	23
13786449864	Conventional	concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity	24
13786449865	Detached	aloof and objective	25
13786449866	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	26
13786449867	Disbelieving	be unable to believe (someone or something)	27
13786449869	Earnest	resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction	28
13786449872	Fervent	having or displaying a passionate intensity	29
13786449874	Forthright	direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest	30
13786449875	Frivolous	carefree and not serious	31
13786449876	Haughty	arrogantly superior and disdainful	32
13786449878	Humble	having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance	33
13786449879	Incredulous	unwilling or unable to believe something	34
13786449881	Inquisitive	curious or inquiring	35
13786449882	Instructive	useful and informative	36
13786449883	Intimae	the innermost coating or membrane of a part or organ, especially of a vein or artery	37
13786449889	Meditative	of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought	38
13786449890	Nostalgic	a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation	39
13786449892	Obsequious	obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree	40
13786449894	Persuasive	using temptation or reasoning to convince someone	41
13786449896	Pretentious	attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed	42
13786449900	Reminiscent	absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories	43
13786449902	Restrained	characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate	44
13786449903	Seductive	tempting and attractive; enticing	45
13786449904	Sentimental	dealing with feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way	46
13786449910	Vexed	difficult and much debated	47
13786449911	Wistful	having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing	48
13786449912	Zealous	ardently active, devoted, or diligent	49