AP Lit: Tone Vocab Words List #2

Coy

flirtatiously shy; playfully aloof

Deferential

respectful; humble; submissive; yielding

Derisive

snide; sarcastic; mocking; dismissive; scornful

Didactic

in the manner of a teacher, in a lecturing way, patronizing

Dignified

serious; respectful; formal; proper

Diplomatic

tactful; subtle; sensitive; thoughtful

Disparaging

dismissive; critical; scornful

Docile

compliant; submissive; deferential; accommodating

Earnest

showing deep sincerity or feeling; serious

Eulogistic

paying tribute to someone; laudatory; praising

Evasive

ambiguous; cryptic; unclear

Facetious

inappropriate; flippant

Farcical

ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable

Flippant

superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous

Frank

honest; direct; plain; matter-of-fact

Ghoulish

delighting in the revolting or the loathsome