AP English Tone Words

AP English Tone Words

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sarcastic

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Cards (50)

Section 1

(50 cards)

sarcastic

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sneering, caustic

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bitter

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exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

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awe

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solemn wonder

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fanciful

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using the imagination

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Flemish

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obsessive attention to grammatical and syntactical detail

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sincere

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without deceit or pretense; genuine

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choleric

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hot-tempered, easily angered

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accusatory

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charging of wrong doing

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Fosterian

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overly analyzed, self-important and scholarly rhetoric (ivory tower)

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ridiculing

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slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

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ribald

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offensive in speech or gesture

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reflective

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illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions

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matter-of-fact

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accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

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sardonic

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scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

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satiric

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ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

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haughty

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proud and vain to the point of arrogance

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caustic

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intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

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condescension/ing

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a feeling of superiority

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jovial

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happy

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contemplative

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studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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whimsical

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odd, strange, fantastic; fun

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obsequious

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polite and obedient in order to gain something

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didactic

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author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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intimate

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very familiar

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mocking

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treating with contempt or ridicule

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contemptuous

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showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

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reverent

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treating a subject with honor and respect

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critical

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finding fault

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objective

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an unbiased view; able to leave personal judgments aside

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apathetic

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indifference due to lack of energy or concern

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morose

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gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

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optomistic

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hopeful, cheerful

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callous

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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

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quizzical

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odd, eccentric, amusing

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pessimistic

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seeing the worst side of things; no hope

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patronizing

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air of condenscension

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erudite

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learned, polished, scholarly

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gloomy

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darkness, sadness, rejection

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solemn

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deeply earnest

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sanguineous

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optimistic, cheerful

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forthright

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directly frank, without hesitation

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derisive

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ridiculing, mocking

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lyrical

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expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like

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disdainful

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scornful

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malicious

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purposely hurtful

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cynical

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questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

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indignant

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marked by anger, aroused by justice

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earnest

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intense, sincere state of mind

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judgmental

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authoritative and often having critical opinions

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conventional

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lacking spontaneity, originality and individuality

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