ELA AP 30 Tone Words

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Hanus, positive, negative, and humour/irony/sarcasm tone words

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39 Terms

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amiable

friendly; good-natured

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amused

pleasurably entertained

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3

authoritative

demanding; from high status

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4

benevolent

kind; charitable

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5

compassionate

sympathetic

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6

complimentary

praising; approving

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7

consoling

sympathetic; comforting

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8

elated

in high spirits; pleased

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9

exuberant

unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

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10

fanciful

whimsical; imaginative; dreamy

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11

impassioned

fervent; filled with strong emotion

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12

jovial

good-humoured; friendly; cheerful

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13

jubilant

extremely joyful; happy

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14

reverent

deeply respectful; awed

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15

accusing

blaming; offensive

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16

audacious

fearless; daring; bold

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17

belligerent

quarrelsome; stubbornly difficult

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18

brash

hasty in thought; offensively bold; impudent

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19

choleric

easily angered; irritable

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20

coarse

rough

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21

condemnatory

judgmental

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22

condescending

patronizing

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23

disgruntled

angry; dissatisfied

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24

facetious

joking, often inappropriately

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25

haughty

arrogant

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26

indignant

justifiably upset or angry

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27

inflammatory

intended to arouse anger

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28

surly

rude; sullen; imperious

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29

caustic

harsh; corrosive

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30

contemptuous

disrespectful

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31

cynical

sarcastic; mocking; suspicious

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32

flippant

unserious or disrespectful

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33

insolent

rude; bold and disrespectful; impudent

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34

malicious

wishing harm; intending evil

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35

patronizing

condescending; haughty

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36

quizzical

expressing curiosity; lightly mocking

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37

ribald

humorous in a vulgar way; crude

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38

sardonic

sarcastic; mocking

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wry

cleverly and ironically humourous

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