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AP Tone Words 2016
Basic Palette of Tone/Attitude Words for AP Eng Lang Comp- Mr. Porter. Quiz Feb1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accusatory | charging of doing wrong |
| apathetic | indifferent due to lack of energy or concern |
| awe | solemn wonder |
| bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
| cynical | questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
| condescension | condescending- a feeling of superiority |
| callous | unfeeling, insensitive of feelings of others |
| contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue |
| critical | finding fault |
| choleric | hot-tempered, easily angered |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect |
| caustic | intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting |
| conventional | lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality |
| disdainful | scornful |
| didactic | author attempts to educate or instruct the reader |
| derisive | ridiculing, mocking |
| earnest | intense, a sincere state of mind |
| erudite | learned, polished, scholarly |
| fanciful | using the imagination |
| forthright | directly frank without hesitation |
| gloomy | darkness, sadness, rejection |
| haughty | proud and vain to the point of arrogance |
| indignant | marked by anger aroused by injustice |
| intimate | very familiar |
| judgmental | authoritative and often having critical opinions |
| jovial | happy |
| lyrical | expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like |
| matter of fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
| mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule |
| morose | gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent |
| malicious | purposely hurtful |
| objective | an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside |