AP Tone List Flashcards by Silpa Thomas | Brainscape

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Acerbic

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Harsh or severe

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Acquiescent

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Disposed to consent tacitly

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Arch

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Playfully mischievous

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Ardent

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Expressive of intense feeling or passion

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Audacious

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Extremely bold or daring

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Blithe

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Joyous, merry or HAPPY in disposition

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Bristling

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To become rigid with anger or irritation

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Brusque

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Blunt or abrupt in manner

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Caustic

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Severely sarcastic or critical

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Cavalier

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Haughty and arrogant

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Coy

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Shy, modest

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Curt

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Rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner

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Devil-May-Care

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Reckless and careless

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

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Flippant

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Shallow or lacking in seriousness

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Haughty

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Arrogant, proud, snobbish

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Irreverent

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Manifesting irreverence; disrespectful

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Languorous

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Characterized by lack of interest or spirit

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Laudatory

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Containing or expressing praise

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Poignant

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Keen or strong in mental appeal

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Pragmatic

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Relating to a practical point of view

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Reproachful

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Expressing reproach; finding faults or blame within someone/something

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Reticent

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Reluctant or restrained

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Sardonic

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Mocking, cynical

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Stentorian

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Very loud or powerful in sound

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Strident

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Making or having a harsh sound

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Withering

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To abash or affect harmfully

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Wry

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Devious in purpose; distorted facial features

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Zealous

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Full of desire and diligence