AP Lang - Style & Tone Words

colloquial

conversational

connotaive

having connotation

esoteric

only understandable with very specific knowledge

euphemistic

using euthamisms (laid off —> fired)

homespun

unsophisticated

insipid

uninterestingped

pedantic

overly concerned with details

provincial

lacks refinement

trite

boring/overused

sensuous

sensory details/sensual

amiable

friendly

benevolent

marked by doing good

complimentary

expressing praise

exuberant

enthusiasticc

fanciful

listening more to the heart than the brain

jovial

cheerful

jubilant

expressing great joy

reverant

characterized by honor/respect

choleric

unreasonable anger (hot-tempered)

coarse

harsh and rough in tone

condemnatory

declare you were wrong

disgruntled

unhappy or annoyed

facetious

joking innappropriately

haughty

blatantly proud/superior

indignant

anger because of unfairness

inflammatory

trying to excite anger

apathetic

no emotion for others

superficial

shallow

surly

unfriendly

wrath

full of rage

audacious

reckless

smooth

untrustworthy

caustic

marked by incisive sarcasm

contemptuous

feeling or expressing deep hatred or dissapproval

flippant

lacking respect/seriousness

irreverent

disrespectful

ribald

coarse, vulgar

scornful

harsh

scornful

harsh

sardonic

dark humor

dejected

sad from rejection

despair

loss of hope

foreboding

predicting something bad will happen

morose

sullen

poignant

evokes sadness, moving

resigned

accepting something bad will happen

staid

somber, unadventurous

admonitory

expressing counsel or warning

callous

feeling no emotion or sympathy

candid

marked by honest sincere expression

clinical

analytical or coolly dispassionate

detached

separate or disconnected

didactic

designed or intended to teach

fervent

exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

frivolous

lacking in seriousness or importance

histrionic

overly dramatic or emotional

incredulous

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

intimate

suggesting informal warmth or privacy

obsequious

marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

pretentious

expressive of exaggerated importance or worth

resigned

showing acceptance that something unwanted will happen or cannot be changedvexed

vexed

showing irritation, annoyance, or distress

zealous

marked by fervent enthusiasm for a person, cause, or ideal