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Tone Words
AP III
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abashed | ashamed, disconcerted |
| abhorring | disgusting, hateful |
| acerbic | bitter, caustic, sharp |
| allusive | evocative |
| apathetic | indifferent, without feeling |
| apprehensive | anxious, suspicious |
| audacious | reckless, resolute |
| bantering | talkative |
| belligerent | argumentative, pugnacious |
| bemused | absent-minded, inattentive |
| benevolent | altruistic, generous |
| blithe | carefree, vivacious |
| brusque | blunt, terse |
| burlesque | farcical, mockery |
| choleric | irritable, testy |
| conciliatory | appeasing |
| condescending | arrogant, patronizing |
| contemptuous | arrogant, insolent |
| contentious | argumentative |
| curt | brusque, abrupt |
| cynical | doubtful, contemptuous, sardonic |
| derisive | jeering |
| derogatory | offensive, opprobrious |
| desolate | derelict, forlorn |
| detached | removed, stolid |
| diabolic | devilish |
| didactic | advisory, teachy |
| diffident | shy |
| disdainful | egotistic, supercilious, aloof |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| effusive | gushing |
| elegiac | sorrowful |
| eloquent | articulate, poignant |
| eulogistic | ? |
| euphoric | ecstatic, raptured |