AP Lang Positive Tone/ Attitude Words

Amiable

Friendly, sociable, or generally agreeable

Amused

Pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)

Appreciative

Having or showing appreciation (expression of approval or gratitude)

Ecstatic

Of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy (a state of overwhelming emotion)

Exuberant

Joyously unrestarined imagination rather than by reason

Jovial

Characterized by good-humored cheerfulness; jolly

Jubilant

Feeling or expressing great joy

Reverent

Expressing or characterized by reverence (honor/respect)

Benevolent

Marked by or disposed to doing good

Complimentary

Serving to fill out or complete

Compassionate

Having or showing compassion

Elevated

Being morally or intellectually on a high plane, formal, dignified

Fanciful

Marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience

Impassioned

Filled with passion or zeal, showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

Vibrant

Pulsating with life, vigor, or activity

Whimsical

Resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice (sudden, impulsive, unpredictable)