AP Lang. Tone Words

Amiable

Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities

Appreciative

Feeling or showing appreciation

Consoling

Alleviating or lessening grief, sorrow, or disappointment; giving comfort

Impassioned

Filled with intense feeling or passion

Condescending

Showing or implying a usually patronizing decent from dignity or superiority

Apathetic

Having or showing little or no emotion

Disgruntled

Displeased or discontented; sulky

Pedantic

Overly concerned with minute details or formalisms; especially in teaching

Lugubrious

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Pessimistic

The tendency to only expect bad outcomes

Poignant

Keenly distressing to the feelings

Somber

Gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted OR serious, sad, without humor

Dramatic

Of or relating to the drama

Irreverent

Deficient in veneration or respect

Patronizing

Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending mannor

Sarcastic

Of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm

Candid

Frank; outspoken; open and sincere

Nostalgic

A sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation

Provocative

Tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating

Urbane

Reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression