AP Language & Composition Tone Words #1

acrimonious

Angry and bitter, typically of speech or a debate.

audacious

Daring, showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

bereft

lacking or deprived of, especially a nonmaterial asset

callow

inexperienced and immature; lacking adult sophistication

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement; in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

elegiac

relating to or characteristic of an elegy; consisting of two dactylic hexameter

irascible

marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger; a tendency to be easily angered

lugubrious

exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful; looking or sounding sad and dismal.

obstreperous

subbornly resistant to control; noisy and difficult to control

petulant

rude in speech or behavior; childishly sulky or bad-tempered

saturnine

cold and steady in mood, slow and gloomy

surreptitious

done, made, or acquired by stealth; kept secret