AP Tone List

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

Harsh or severe

Question 2

Acquiescent

Answer 2

Disposed to consent tacitly

Question 3

Arch

Answer 3

Playfully mischievous

Question 4

Ardent

Answer 4

Expressive of intense feeling or passion

Question 5

Audacious

Answer 5

Extremely bold or daring

Question 6

Blithe

Answer 6

Joyous, merry or HAPPY in disposition

Question 7

Bristling

Answer 7

To become rigid with anger or irritation

Question 8

Brusque

Answer 8

Blunt or abrupt in manner

Question 9

Caustic

Answer 9

Severely sarcastic or critical

Question 10

Cavalier

Answer 10

Haughty and arrogant

Question 11

Coy

Answer 11

Shy, modest

Question 12

Curt

Answer 12

Rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner

Question 13

Devil-May-Care

Answer 13

Reckless and careless

Question 14

Facetious

Answer 14

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Question 15

Flippant

Answer 15

Shallow or lacking in seriousness

Question 16

Haughty

Answer 16

Arrogant, proud, snobbish

Question 17

Irreverent

Answer 17

Manifesting irreverence; disrespectful

Question 18

Languorous

Answer 18

Characterized by lack of interest or spirit

Question 19

Laudatory

Answer 19

Containing or expressing praise

Question 20

Poignant

Answer 20

Keen or strong in mental appeal

Question 21

Pragmatic

Answer 21

Relating to a practical point of view

Question 22

Reproachful

Answer 22

Expressing reproach; finding faults or blame within someone/something

Question 23

Reticent

Answer 23

Reluctant or restrained

Question 24

Sardonic

Answer 24

Mocking, cynical

Question 25

Stentorian

Answer 25

Very loud or powerful in sound

Question 26

Strident

Answer 26

Making or having a harsh sound

Question 27

Withering

Answer 27

To abash or affect harmfully

Question 28

Wry

Answer 28

Devious in purpose; distorted facial features

Question 29

Zealous

Answer 29

Full of desire and diligence