AP LANG tone vocab 2

Sympathetic

A sensitivity to others’ emotions

Nostalgic

A sentimental yearning for a return to some past period of time

Poignant

Affecting the emotions strongly

Patronizing

An air of treating someone well because of a feeling of superiority

Pretentious

Attitude of extreme show to impress

Moralistic

Characterized by a narrow and conventional moral attitude

Vociferous

Characterized by loudness and vehemence

Saccharine

Cloyingly sweet

Somber

Conveying a gloomy, dismal, or depressing character or mood

Supercilious

Disdainful; haughtily scornful

Obsequious

Fawning; full of servile compliance

Tranquil

Free from disturbance or turmoil

Ribald

Humor that is vulgar or lewd

Sophomoric

Immature and overconfident

Rueful

Inspiring pity or compassion

Prosaic

Not poetic; matter of fact; dull; ordinary

Whimsical

Playful and appealing; OR erratic or unpredictable

Suspenseful

Pleasant excitement as to the uncertainty of events

Pithy

Precisely meaningful; cogent and terse

Precocious

Prematurely developed; advanced for age

Sarcastic

Ridicule by saying the opposite of what the speaker means

Ostentatious

Showy; pretentious; designed to attract attention

Pedantic

Unimaginative; excessively concerned with small details, rules, or showing academic knowledge