66-87 AP language and composition tone words

Pensive

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness

Poignant

keen or strong in mental appeal

Resigned

submissive or acquiescent

Reticent

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; restrained

Righteous

believing one’s self to be morally right and just; guiltless

Risible

laughable; ludicrous

Sanguine

cheerfully hopeful, or confident

Sardonic

scornful; mocking; cynical; sneering

Solemn

grave, sober, mirthless

Somber

gloomy, depressing, or dismal; extremely serious; grave

Sophomoric

intellectually pretentious; immature; juvenile

Stern

firm, strict, hard, harsh, or severe

Strident

grating; irritating

Supercilious

disdainful or contemptuous

Terse

concise/brief in an abrupt or rude manner

Vindictive

revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving

Vitriolic

very caustic; scathing

Whimsical

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious

Wistful

characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive

Wry

devious in course or purpose; misdirected; bitterly ironic or amused

Zealous

ardently active, devoted, or diligent

Stolid

not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotiona