AP Lang Tone Words 66-87

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

Causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous

Sanguine

Cheerfully hopeful, or confident

Sardonic

Characterized by scorn; mocking; cynical; sneering

Solemn

Grave, sober, mirthless

Somber

Gloomy, depressing, or dismal; extremely serious; grave

Sophomoric

Intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited; immature

Stern

Firm, strict, hard, harsh, or severe

Stolid

Not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional

Strident

Making or having a harsh sound; grating

Supercilious

arrogant, conceited, thinks they are superior to others

Terse

Neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language

Vindictive

Revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving

Vitriolic

filled with bitter criticism; severely critical; scornful

Whimsical

Given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious

Wistful

Characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive

Wry

Devious in course or purpose; misdirected; distorted or perverted, as in meaning; bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing

Zealous

Ardently active, devoted, or diligent