AP LANG TONE WORDS

Resigned

submissive or acquiescent.

Respectful

full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference.

Resigned

submissive or acquiescent.

Respectful

full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference.

Restrained

to hold back or keep in check; control.

Reticent

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; restrained.

Reverent

deeply respectful; showing great esteem.

Ridiculous

causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable.

Righteous

believing one’s self to be morally right and just; guiltless.

Risible

causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

Romantic

characterized by a preoccupation with love; imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.

Sanguine

cheerfully hopeful, or confident.

Sarcastic

expressing or expressive of ridicule.

Sardonic

characterized by scorn; mocking; cynical; sneering.

Satiric

exposing ridicule or derision.

Scholarly

concerned with academic learning and research.

Scornful

expressing extreme contempt.

Seductive

tending to entice into a desired action or state.

Self-assured

having or showing confidence.

Self-depreciating

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

Selfish

devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare.

Sentimental

overly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender.

Serene

calm, peaceful, tranquil; unruffled.

Serious

not funny; sincere.

Severe

harsh; unnecessarily extreme; serious or stern in manner or appearance.

Sharp

distinct; keen or eager; fierce or violent.

Shocked

struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

Shocking

causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.

Sinister

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous.

Skeptical

marked by or given to doubt; questioning.

Sly

cunning or wily; stealthy, insidious, or secretive.

Solemn

grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood.

Somber

gloomy, depressing, or dismal; extremely serious; grave.

Sophomoric

intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited; immature.

Speculative

theoretical, rather than practical.

Sprightly

animated, vivacious, or lively.

Stable

not likely to fall or give way, as a structure, support; steady.

Stately

imposing in elegance.

Stern

firm, strict, hard, harsh, or severe.

Stolid

not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional.

Straightforward

direct; not roundabout; free from deceit; honest.

Strident

making or having a harsh sound; grating.

Subdued

quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled.

Supercilious

disdainful or contemptuous.

Suspenseful

characterized by or causing suspense.

Suspicious

openly distrustful.

Sympathetic

characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate.

Taunting

to reproach in a mocking or contemptuous manner.

Tender

not hard or tough; delicate in manner.

Tense

stretched tight, taut; rigid; characterized by a strain upon the nerves or feelings.

Terse

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

Thoughtful

showing consideration for others; contemplative; meditative; reflective.

Threatening

menacing; causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister.

Timorous

full of fear; fearful.

Tragic

extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic; dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal.

Tranquil

free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm.

Uncertain

not confident, assured, or free from hesitancy; not clearly or precisely determined; indefinite; unknown.

Unconcerned

not involved or interested; disinterested; not caring; unworried; free from solicitude or anxiety.

Understated

restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key.

Uneasy

not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.

Vexed

irritated; annoyed.

Vibrant

moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.

Vindictive

revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving.

Vitriolic

very caustic; scathing.

Whimsical

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious.

Wistful

characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive.

Worshipful

showing adoration; showing great reverence.

Wrathful

vehemently incensed and condemnatory; very angry; ireful.

Wry

devious in course or purpose; misdirected; distorted or perverted, as in meaning; bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing.

Zealous

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