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Dr. Baker's Tone Flashcards for AP Lit
Flashcards which define AP tone words
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12th Grade
11/29/2013

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Caustic
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adj. harsh and degrading; sarcastic
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Angry
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adj. enraged, threatening or menacing
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Cautionary
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adj. serving as a warning
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Reflective
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adj. to be in contemplation; demonstrating deep thoughts
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Audacious
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adj. recklessly brave or willing to take a risk
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Fatuous
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adj. foolish or silly
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Ribald
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adj. rudely referring to sexual matters
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Choleric
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adj. easily angered or irritable
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Turgid
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adj. excessivelyt complex language; overblown or grandiose
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Moralistic
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adj. discussing the difference between human conduct concerning right and wrong
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Empathetic
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adj. understanding and sharing emotions or feelings with others
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Inflammatory
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adj. an attempt to excite strong emotions usually anger
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Forthright
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adj. honest, blunt, straightforward
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Unctuous
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adj. insincere or excessively earnest to gain something in return
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Bellicose
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adj. willingness to fight; warlike
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Supercilious
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adj. behavior looking as though one thinks one is superior
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Resigned
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adj. willingness to accept something difficult
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Reticent
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adj. not allowed to speak freely
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Callous
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adj. insensitive, cruel behavior to others
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Sardonic
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adj. scornfully or cynically mocking
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Frivolous
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adj. not serious or sensible in content
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Contentious
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adj. likely to cause argument
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Nihilistic
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adj. having one's own view that all things are non-existent
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Demoralized
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adj. lost hope or confidence
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Volatile
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adj. changing quickly
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Objective
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adj. based on facts rather than feelings or opinion
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Dramatic
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adj. of or relating to drama or performance
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Complimentary
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adj. to give or make someone feel good
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Complementary
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adj. something that completes something else
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Concerned
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adj. distressed, bothered
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Insolent
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adj. boldly rude and irreverent
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Erudite
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adj. achievement accomplished by studying; learned
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Ambivalent
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adj. having mixed feelings
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Reverent
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adj. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
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Factual
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adj. concerned in what is actually the case rather than interpretation
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Somber
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adj. gloomy or dull
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Sympathetic
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adj. feeling, showing, or expressing feelings of sorrow towards someone or something
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Taunting
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adj. to approach in a mocking, insulting or contemptuous manner
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Aloof
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adj. distant physically or emotionally
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Pretentious
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adj. blowing a subject out of proportion in order to impress
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Contemptuous
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adj. manifesting, feeling or expressing deep hatred
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Enervating
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adj. to make someone or something weak or tired
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Satiric
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adj. using humor, ridicule, irony to criticize
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Mock-serious
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adj. being serious in a joking way
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Derisive
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adj. express mockery, ridicule, or jeeing
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Vibrant
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adj. giving an expression of vigor or activity
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Vehement
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adj. forceful and antagonistic, expressing contempt
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Irreverent
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adj. having a lack of respect for someone
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Allusive
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adj. indirect reference
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Scornful
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adj. expressing contempt, disrespectfulness
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Diffident
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adj. hesitant through a lack of self-confidence
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Didactic
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adj. with intentions to teach especially morally
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Incredulous
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adj. someone who doesn't believe in something
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Insipid
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adj. without distinctive interesting, stimulating qualities
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Ironic
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adj. words used to tell the opposite of literal meaning
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Churlish
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adj. rude or ill-mannered
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Seductive
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adj. tends to lure others to a desired end
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Bantering
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adj. an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks
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Candid
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adj. honest, sincere, frank
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Fanciful
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adj. very vivid imagination which is pure imagination
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Malicious
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adj. having the intent to cause harm
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Condescending
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adj. having a feeling of patronizing importance
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Incisive
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adj. very clear and opent concentration
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Gauche
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adj. unsophisticated or socially awkward
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Morose
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adj. melancholy, gloomy
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Compassionate
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adj. to feel sympathy towards the pain of others
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Colloquial
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adj. conversational; informal manner
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Jejune
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adj. very simple in writing; uninteresting
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Detached
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adj. not emotional; not influenced by emotions
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Disdainful
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adj. the act of feeling superiority and contempt towards to those around one
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Kowtowing
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adj. bowing in submission in an act of worshipping
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Jovial
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adj. full of happpiness and joy
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Benevolent
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adj. kindhearted, good manners
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Cynical
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adj. being suspicious of good intent
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Mock-heroic
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adj. a satirical mocking of heroic style
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Indignant
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adj. expressing anger at something unjust
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Intimate
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adj. characterized by a close or mainly personal relationship
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Flippant
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adj. lacking proper respect or seriousness
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Elegiac
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adj. feeling melancholy; mournful; often having to do with the death of someone or something
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Laudatory
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adj. showing appreciation; complimentary
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Effusive
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adj. overflowing with emotion
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Mordant
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adj. sharply caustic or sarcastic
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Confident
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adj. sure of one's abilities
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Urgent
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adj. something of great importance; needs immediate attention
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Whimsical
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adj. playfully quaint or fanciful
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Pedantic
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adj. overly scholarly; academic, bookish
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Learned
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adj. showing or acting with a surplus of knowledge
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Informative
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adj. act of giving information or knowledge
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Restrained
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adj. to keep in check or under control
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Clinical
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adj. uninterested; overly logical
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Petty
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adj. trivial; having little to no actual importance
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Lugubrious
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adj. excessively mournful, dismal, gloomy
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Patronizing
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adj. to talk down to a person
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