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AP English Tone Words Flashcards

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Acerbic

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Harsh or severe temper or expression

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Acrimonious

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angry and bitter language

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Admonitory

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a tone of warning, reminding

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Affable

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warmth and friendliness

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Aloof

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distant and reserved emotionally

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Ambiguous

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statements are not clear in meaning

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Ambivalent

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uncertainty caused by the inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to do two conflicting things

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Audacious

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extremely bold or daring

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Bellicose

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having a aggressive fighting attitude

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Benevolent

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expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Cajoling

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to persuade with flattery

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Capricious

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erratic, led on a whim

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Colloquial

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familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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Commonplace

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happening often, not special

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Connotative

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implied meaning

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Contemptuous

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expressing deep hate or disapproval

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Contentious

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tending to be full of controversy

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Contrite

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feeling sorrow or remorse

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Convoluted

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complex and involved

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Curt

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rudely brief in speech

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Deferential

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having respect for elders or superiors

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Diffident

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lacking in confidence

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Dour

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to be stern or harsh

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Droll

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having humorous qualities

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Elegiac

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expressing sorrow

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Esoteric

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hard to understand

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Facetious

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inappropriately humorous

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Flippant

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disrespectful and shallow, lacking seriousness

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Histrionic

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overly dramatic

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Impassive

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without emotion

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Imperious

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the attitude of someone who gives orders and expects others to obey them blindly

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Implacable

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unable to be changed

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Incredulous

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disinclined to believe, skeptical

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Indignant

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expressing displeasure at something that is unjust

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Inscrutable

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not showing emotion, difficult to understand

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Insipid

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without distinctive qualities

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Insolent

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without interesting qualities

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Insular

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to be isolated

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Intractable

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not easily managed

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Irreverent

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showing lack of respect

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Jargon

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special words or expressions

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Laconic

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using only a few words to express complex ideas

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Laudatory

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expressing praise

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Loquacious

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formal and sophisticated

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Maudlin

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foolishly sentimental, weak

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Mundane

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ordinary and uninteresting

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Paignant

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deeply touching, affects the feelings

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Parochial

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limited outlook

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Pedantic

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overly concerned with small details

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Perfunctory

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lacking interest or care

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Petulant

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rude in speech, ill humored

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Pithy

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short, clear, catchy sentences

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Plaintive

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desperately pleading tone

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Pragmatic

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a practical point of view

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Prosaic

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unimaginative and dull

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Querulous

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full of complaints

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Quixotic

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foolishly impractical or unrealistic

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Resolute

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determined and firm in action

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Reverent

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deeply respectful

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Sanctimonious

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hypocritical

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Sardonic

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bitter and mocking tone

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Scornful

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feeling someone is beneath you

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Strident

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having a harsh sound

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Subservant

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willing to submit to others

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Succinct

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expressed in few words

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Taciturn

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reserved in speech, quiet

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Terse

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neat and brief language

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Vitriolic

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full of bitterness and hate

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Vociferous

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instantiate on gaining attention

70
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Wry

A

distorted in meaning, ironically amusing

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