Ap Lang Quiz Tone Words Flashcards

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Lyrical

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Expressing a poets inner feelings; full of images; song-like

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Jovial

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Happy

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Matter of fact

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Accepting the conditions; not fanciful or emotional

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Mocking

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Treating with contempt or ridicule

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

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Malicious

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Purposefully hurtful

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Objective

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An unbiased view-able to leave personal judgement aside

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Optimistic

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Hopeful, cheerful

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Obsequious

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Polite and obedient in order to gain something

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Patronizing

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Air of condescension

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Pessimistic

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Seeing the worst side of things; no hope

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Quizzical

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Odd, eccentric, assuming

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Ribald

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Offensive in speech or gesture

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Reverent

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Treating a subject with honor and respect

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Ridiculing

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Slightly contemplative banter; making fun of

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Reflective

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Illustrating inner most thoughts and emotions

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Sarcastic

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Sneering, caustic

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Sardonic

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Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

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Satiric

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Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point; teach

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Sincere

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Without deceit or pretense; genuine

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Solemn

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Deeply earnest, tending toward

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Sanguineous

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Optimistic, cheerful

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Whimsical

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Odd, strange, fantastic; fun