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AP Lang Tone Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lighthearted | carefree; happy; cheerful |
| Optimistic | positive; disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and expect a favorable outcome |
| Compassionate | tender; merciful |
| Benevolent | expressing goodwill or kind feelings; humane; charitable |
| Jovial | contented; cheerful; characterized by joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship |
| Confident | certain; assured; having a strong belief or full assurance; sure of oneself or one’s own abilities; bold |
| Ecstatic | delighted; enchanted |
| Reverent | deeply respectful; showing great esteem |
| Console | to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow or disappointment of; give comfort |
| Appreciative | feeling or expressive of gratitude |
| Elevated | exalted or noble; to raise the spirits |
| Encouraging | to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence |
| Enthusiastic | having or showing great excitement or interest |
| Hopeful | full of hope; expressing hope; giving or inspiring hope |
| Ardent | characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted; eager; enthusiastic; impassioned |
| Joyful | joyful; happy; jubilant |
| Playful | pleasantly humorous or jesting |
| Proud | feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable; highly honorable or creditable |
| Righteous | believing oneself to be morally right and just; virtuous; noble |
| Comforting | to soothe in time of affliction or distress |
| Accusatory | to charge with fault, offense, crime, or wrong doing |
| Bitter | characterized by intense antagonism or hostility; hard to admit or accept |
| Critical | inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily |
| Pessimistic | expecting the worst possible outcome |
| Anxious | full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear or danger; greatly worried |
| Disgruntled | discontented; dissatisfied |
| Disparaging | sarcastic; critical |
| Inflamed | irate; provoked |
| Haughty | arrogant; condescending |
| Menacing | threatening; ominous |
| Disappointed | depressed or discouraged by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations |
| Horrified | showing or indicating great shock or horror |
| Belligerent | warlike; given to waging war |
| Condescending | arrogant; snobbish |
| Depressing | sad; gloomy; dejected |
| Indignant | expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting |
| Morbid | gruesome; macabre |
| Despairing | to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat; to lose all hope |
| Hollow | without real or significant worth; insincere or false |
| Insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting |
| Indifferent | impersonal; emotionless |
| Earnest | sincere; heartfelt; serious in intention, purpose, or effort |
| Composed | calm; detached |
| Forthright | straightforward; candid; going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken |
| Matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
| Impartial | not partial or biased; fair; just |
| Authoritative | having an air of authority; exercising or exerting authority |
| Contemplative | thoughtful; reflective; meditative |
| Formal | using textbook style; following accepted styles; methodical, precise or stiff |
| Objective | not influenced by personal feelings; interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased |
| Factual | of or pertaining to facts; concerning facts |
| Instructive | serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction; knowledge, or information |
| Questioning | characterized by indicating intellectual curiosity; inquiring |
| Serious | not funny; in earnest |
| Unemotional | showing no emotion |
| Impassive | without emotion; unmoved; calm; serene |
| Detached | impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased; not involved or concerned |
| Candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere; straightforward |
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