AP Lit Q2 Tone Vocab

defiant

disobedient, insolent, rebellious, insubordinate

exultant

jubilant, triumphant, elated, thrilled

indomitable

unconquerable, invincible, resolute, determined

methodical

systematic, technical, precise, logical, exact

piqued

annoyed, irked, irritated, resentful

sardonic

scornful, derisive, mocking, mordant

wistful

pensive, thoughtful, longing, reflective, contemplative

whimsical

fanciful, capricious, quirky, compulsive, erratic

sapient

sagacious, wise, insightful, discerning

vehement

fervent, vigorous, intense, heated, passionate

maudlin

sentimental, mawkish, self-pitying, overemotional, weepy

solemn

austere, grave, serious, somber, glum, cheerless

deterministic

destined, fated, preordained, doomed

credulous

gullible, naive, unsuspecting, trusting

mordant

caustic, acerbic, scathing, sarcastic

elegiac

mournful, plaintive, lamenting, gloomy, morose

exasperated

annoyed, infuriated, maddened, incensed, irritated

provincial

unsophisticated, simple, unpolished, unrefined

bucolic

rural, agrarian, rustic, pastoral

austere

stern, strict, sever, rigorous

mendacious

untruthful, misleading, deceptive, unreliable

acquiescent

passive, compliant, submissive, yielding, conceding

intransigent

uncompromising, intractable, unyielding

indolent

slothful, idle, lethargic, sluggish

covetous

envious, jealous, resentful