AP Lang Tone Words (copy without pictures or color coding)

Amiable

Amiable

Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

appreciative

Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure

Consoling

Serving to comfort someone at a time or grief or disappointment

impassioned

Filled with or showing great emotion

condescending

Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

apathetic

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

disgruntled

Angry or Dissatisfied

pedantic

Likes to nitpick, very specific about accuracy.

lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad and dismal

pessimistic

Tending to see the worst aspect of things

poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

somber

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

dramatic

a sudden and striking event or circumstance

irreverent

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

patronizing

apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority

sarcastic

marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt

candid

truthful and straightforward

nostalgic

characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia (Looking back on the past, typically fondly)

provocative

causing annoyance, anger or another strong reaction, typically deliberately.

urbane

courteous and refined manner (typically used for a man)

Benevolent

Well meaning and kindly

Hopeful

Feeling optimistic about a future event

Respectful

Showing respect

Contentious

Argumentative

Detached

Separate or Disconnected

exuberant

filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.

authoritative

possessing recognized or evident authority

whimsical

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

admonitory

giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.

audacious

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

belligerent

hostile and aggressive.

brash

self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

callous

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

contemptuous

showing contempt(the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.); scornful.

cynical

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

surly

menacing or threatening in appearance

dejected

sad and depressed; dispirited.

foreboding

fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

grave

something serious, or of great importance

morose

having a sullen and gloomy disposition

resigned

having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

facetious

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

pompous

affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.

satiric

containing or using satire.

wry

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.

contemplative

deeply or seriously thoughtful

didactic

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

forthright

direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest

zealous

showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.