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LA Tones
mega list of tones for AP LANG
| Tone | Description |
|---|---|
| absurd | ridiculous, foolish |
| accusatory | charging of wrong doing |
| acerbic | bitter or sharp in tone or manner |
| adversarial | hostile, antagonistic |
| aloof | emotionally distant; reserved and remote |
| ambivalent | having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something |
| apathetic | indifferent due to lack of energy or concern; spiritless |
| apprehensive | fearful; worried that something bad will happen |
| artless | lacking ar, knowledge, or skill |
| awed | characterized by solemn wonder |
| bantering | speaking playfully or wittily |
| belligerent | exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| bemused | confused, puzzled |
| benevolent | showing kindness or goodwill |
| biting | caustic, scathing |
| bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
| bleak | hopeless, depressing, dreary |
| bombastic | pompous, pretentious, overblown |
| callous | unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others |
| candid | characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward |
| caustic | intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting |
| cavalier | contemptuous, haughty, disdainful |
| choleric | hot-tempered, easily angered |
| clinical | analytical or coolly dispassionate |
| colloquial | informal, everyday language |
| conciliatory | tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility |
| condescending | characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others |
| contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue |
| contemptuous | showing deep hatred or disapproval; feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect |
| contradictory | inconsistent, contrary, opposing, clashing |
| conventional | lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality |
| critical | inclined to find fault or to judge with severity; giving comments or judgments |
| cynical | skeptical, doubting; questioning the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
| deferential | showing respect or courtesy |
| derisive | ridiculing, mocking |
| derogatory | disparaging, having a low opinion of |
| detached | exhibiting an aloof objectivity, usually free from prejudice or self-interest |
| didactic | designed to teach or instruct |
| diffident | hesitant to speak through lack of self confidence |
| disdainful | scornful |
| earnest | characterized by an intense and serious state of mind |
| ecstatic | blissful |
| effusive | marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm |
| elaborate | detailed, thorough, precise |
| elegiac | expressing sorrow, often for something new past |
| elevated | noble, lofty, sublime |
| elusive | hard to comprehend or define |
| emphatic | forcible, definite |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| erudite | learned, polished, scholarly |
| esoteric | profound, abstruse; difficult to understand except by a small group |
| euphoric | rapturous, blissful |
| evasive | equivocal; tending to avoid responding directly, usually by ingenuity or guile |
| facetious | joking, sarcastic; not meant to be taken seriously or literally |
| fanciful | using the imagination |
| fatalistic | believing that humans are powerless against fate |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| forthright | directly frank without hesitation |
| ghoulish | showing a morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsive |
| gloomy | characterized by darkness, sadness, or rejection |
| grave | important, serious, somber; likely to cause great harm or danger |
| haughty | proud and vain to the point of arrogance |
| impartial | unbiased, disinterested |
| impudent | characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent |
| incisive | quick to understand, analyze, or act |
| incredulous | skeptical |
| indignant | marked by anger aroused by injustice; irate, resentful, annoyed |
| infallible | incapable of error |
| inflammatory | tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult |
| insipid | lacking qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge |
| insolent | audacious, brazen, out-of-line |
| intimate | very familiar |
| irrerevant | lacking proper respect seriousness |
| jovial | happy, cheerful, mirthful |
| judgmental | authoritative and often having critical opinions |
| judicious | sensible and wise; showing wisdom, good sense, or discretion |
| laudatory | expressing praise or admiration |
| learned | scholarly, knowledgeable |
| lofty | grand, distinguished |
| lugubrious | mournful, somber, melancholy |
| lyrical | expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like |
| malicious | purposely hurtful |
| matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
| maudlin | weakly and effusively sentimental |
| mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule |
| moralistic | demonstrating a narrow moral attitude |
| morose | gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent |
| naive | artless; lacking worldly wisdom or informed judgment |
| nebulous | indistinct, vague |
| nostalgic | a wistful yearning or longing for things, persons, or situations of the past |
| objective | an unbiased view; able to leave personal judgments aside |
| obscure | vague, abstruse, unclear |
| ominous | threatening, portentous |
| optimistic | hopeful, cheerful |
| obsequious | submissive; excessively eager to please or obey |
| patronizing | condescending; to treat with an air of superiority |
| pedantic | narrowly, unimaginatively, and often pretentiously learned; overly concerned with minute details |
| pessimistic | seeing the worst side of things; no hope |
| philosophical | abstract, esoteric |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe |
| poignant | causing sadness or pity; moving, touching |
| polemical | designed to be controversial or aggressively attack the opinions of others |
| pompous | arrogant, self-important |
| quizzical | odd, eccentric, amusing |
| rapt | completely engrossed; involved in, fascinated by, or concentrating on something to the exclusion |
| reflective | illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions |
| reproachful | expressing disapproval or blame |
| reserved | distant, aloof |
| resigned | submissive, docile, humble, mild |
| reverent | treating a subject with honor and respect |
| ribald | offensive in speech or gesture |
| ridiculing | slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of |
| sanguine | confident; cheerfully optimistic |
| sarcastic | sneering, caustic |
| sardonic | scornfully and bitterly sarcastic; derisively mocking |
| satiric | using wit, irony, or sarcasm to expose and discredit vice or folly |
| sincere | without deceit or pretense; genuine |
| solemn | deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection |
| somber | dismal, depressing, gloomy, melancholy |
| strident | commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality; loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed |
| subdued | lacking vitality, intensity, or strength |
| tactful | diplomatic, prudent |
| taunting | mocking, ridiculing |
| tentative | hesitant, uncertain |
| terse | short, brusque, to the point |
| turgid | pompous; excessively embellished in style or language |
| unorthodox | unconventional; failing to follow conventional or traditional beliefs or practices |
| urbane | sophisticated; notably polite or polished in manner |
| whimsical | odd, strange, fantastic, fun |
| zealous | actively and unreservedly enthusiastic, fervent |
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