AP Lang - Tone Words 181-250

Insolent

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting.

Instructive

serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge.

Intimate

private in relations or private in nature.

Introspective

given to examining one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences.

Ironic

containing or exemplifying irony; coincidental; unexpected.

Irascible

easily provoked to anger; very irritable.

Irreverent

showing lack of respect or veneration.

Irritated

angered, provoked, or annoyed.

Jocund

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad.

Jovial

endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor.

Joyful

full of joy, as a person or one’s heart; glad; delighted.

Joyous

joyful; happy; jubilant.

Laudatory

containing or expressing praise.

Learned

possessing much knowledge; scholarly.

Lighthearted

carefree; cheerful.

Lively

active, vigorous, or brisk/ animated, spirited, vivacious, or sprightly.

Lofty

exalted in rank, dignity, or character; elevated in style, tone, or sentiment.

Loving

affectionate; deep concern for someone or something.

Ludicrous

provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable.

Lugubrious

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated.

Lyrical

expressing deep personal emotion or observations; Highly enthusiastic.

Malicious

desiring harm to others or to see others suffer.

Matter–of-fact

adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative.

Meditative

deeply or seriously thoughtful.

Melancholic

characterized by or causing or expressing sadness.

Melodramatic

exaggerated or sentimental; over dramatic.

Mirthful

joyous; jolly; arousing or provoking laughter.

Mischievous

maliciously or playfully annoying; causing annoyance.

Mock

pretending to be serious or disingenuous.

Mock-heroic

imitating that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action.

Modest

having or showing a humility; free from ostentation or showy extravagance.

Moralistic

characterized by or displaying a concern with morality.

Mournful

feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.

Mysterious

of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable.

Nervous

highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive.

Nonchalant

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual.

Nonplussed

puzzled, perplexed, or confused.

Nostalgic

longing for past events.

Obdurate

stubborn; unyielding; stubbornly resistant to moral influence.

Objective

not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased.

Obsequious

overly obedient or submissive.

Ominous

foreboding; threatening; inauspicious.

Optimistic

disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

Oratorical

given to making speeches; pertaining to speech-like quality.

Outraged

angered and resentful; indignant.

Outspoken

frank; candid; frank.

Overbearing

domineering; dictatorial; haughty, or rudely arrogant.

Paranoid

exhibiting or characterized irrational fear or distrust.

Pathetic

evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable.

Patronizing

displaying or indicative of a condescending manner or tone.

Pedantic

ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with minute details, esp. in teaching.

Penitent

feeling or expressing sorrow wrongdoing or sin; repentant; contrite.

Pensive

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness.

Pessimistic

expecting the worst possible outcome.

Petty

of little or no importance or consequence.

Placid

pleasantly calm or peaceful.

Playful

pleasantly humorous or jesting.

Poignant

keen or strong in mental appeal.

Pompous

characterized by an ostentatious display of importance.

Powerful

having or exerting great power or force; potent; efficacious.

Pretentious

characterized by assumption of importance or dignity.

Provocative

tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.

Psychotic

characterized by a loss of contact with reality and inability to think rationally.

Questioning

characterized by intellectual curiosity; inquiring.

Reassuring

to restore to assurance or confidence.

Recalcitrant

resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

Reflective

given to, marked by, or concerned with meditation or deliberation.

Relaxed

being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety.

Reminiscent

awakening memories of something similar; suggestive.