AP Lang - Tone Words Set 1

Bemused

Puzzled, confused, mildly amused by something unexpected

Blithe

Cheerful, lighthearted, and casual

Conciliatory

Peace-making and appeasing

Earnest

Deeply sincere, serious, and honest in intention or effort

Effusive

Expressive of gratitude or approval, often in an enthusiastic or overflowing manner

Facetious

Humorous or flippant, treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate, playful humor

Acerbic

Sharp, biting

Belligerent

Aggressive, hostile

Condescending

Patronizing and superior, treating others with an attitude of looking down on them

Derisive

Mocking, ridiculing, and scornful

Fatalistic

Resigned to fate, operating on the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful, proudly looking down on people perceived as inferior