Set 3 AP Lang Tone Words Vocab

Evasive

Deliberately vague or ambiguous.

Exculpatory

Acting to clear of blame or guilt.

Exhilarated

To enliven; invigorate; stimulate; to make cheerful or merry.

Exhortatory

Advising, urging, or earnestly.

Expectant

Marked by anticipation.

Exuberant

Uninhibitedly enthusiastic; excessively abundant.

Facetious

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; sarcastic.

Factual

Of or pertaining to facts; concerning facts.

Familiar

Commonly known or seen; also, informal.

Fanciful

Characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical.

Farcical

Ludicrous; absurd; humorous and highly improbable.

Fatalistic

An acceptance of events as inevitable.

Fearful

Feeling fear, or dread.

Fervent

Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm.

Flippant

Lacking in seriousness; frivolously insincere.

Foppish

Of or characterized by vanity; dandified.

Foreboding

A strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil.

Formal

Stiff; using textbook style; following accepted styles, rules or ceremonies.

Forthright

Going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken.

Frantic

Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.

Frightened

To be filled with dread or fear.

Frivolous

Characterized by a lack of seriousness.

Frustrated

Disappointed, or irritation.

Furious

Full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry.

Gentle

Kind; considerate; mild; soft.

Ghoulish

Strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous; delighting in the revolting.

Giddy

Frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty.

Gleeful

Full of exultant joy; merry; delighted.

Gloomy

Dark or dim; hopeless or despairing; pessimistic.

Grand

Impressive in size, appearance, majestic.

Grave

Serious or solemn; involving serious issues; critical.

Grim

Harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air.

Hapless

Luckless; unfortunate.

Harsh

Desolate; unpleasantly rough.

Haughty

Disdainfully proud; snobbish; supercilious.

Hilarious

Extremely funny.

Histrionic

Over the top dramatic.

Hollow

Meaningless; insincere or false.

Hopeful

Full of hope; expressing hope.

Hopeless

Providing no hope; desperate.

Horrified

Showing or indicating great shock or horror.

Hostile

Opposed in feeling, action, or character.

Humorous

Characterized by humor; funny; comical.

Impartial

Not partial or biased; fair.

Impassioned

Filled with emotion.

Impassive

Without emotion; apathetic; unmoved; calm.

Impatient

Not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.

Impertinent

Insolent, rude; uncivil.

Impudent

Characterized by impertinence or effrontery; rude.

Incisive

Remarkably clear and direct; sharp.

Incredulous

Not credulous; skeptical.

Indifferent

Without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic.

Indignant

Of or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust.

Indirect

Not in a direct course or path; roundabout.

Inflammatory

Tending to arouse anger or hostility.

Informal

Without formality or ceremony; irregular.

Informative

Giving information; instructive.

Insecure

Subject to self-doubt, not self-confident.

Insipid

Without distinctive or interesting qualities; vapid.

Insistent

Earnest or emphatic in maintaining or demanding.