AP Lang tone words

Didactic

intended to teach or instruct, often conveying moral lessons or educational content.

Facetious

Intended to be humorous or joking, often at inappropriate times.

Insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect towards others.

Petulant

Childishly sulky or bad-tempered; often easily irritated or annoyed.

callous

showing insensitive and cruel disregard for others' feelings.

Erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly.

Fervent

Having or displaying a passionate intensity; emotional and zealous.

Jingoistic

excessively patriotic, often in an aggressive or warlike manner.

Patronizing

having a condescending attitude towards others; treating them as inferior.

Histrionic

exaggerated emotional behavior or dramatic expression, often used to draw attention.

Curt

Rudely brief in speech or manner; abrupt.

Derisive

Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking.

Intimate

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Pithy

Concise and forcefully expressive.

Venerating

Regarding with great respect; revering.

Acrimonious

Typically of a speech or debate) angry and bitter.

Earnest

Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager; zealous; serious; importunate; urgent.

Flippant

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Inane

Silly; stupid.

Morose

Sullen and ill-tempered.

Lyrical

Expressing deep emotion or feeling in a vivid and imaginative manner.

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; often in teaching.

Vexed

Feeling annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Contrite

Feeling remorseful or penitent for a wrongdoing.

Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical.

Nostalgic

A sentimental longing for the past, often associated with happy personal memories.

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, or other qualities than is actually possessed.

Taunting

Mocking or attempting to provoke someone in a teasing manner.

Vehement

Showing strong and passionate feelings or emotions, often expressed with intensity.

Audacious

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks or displaying impudent confidence.

Colloquial

Pertaining to informal language or conversation, often characteristic of a particular region or group.

Pensive

Engaged in deep or serious thought, often reflecting a melancholic or wistful mood.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Contemptuous

Showing disdain or lack of respect; scornful.

Elegiac

Having a mournful or melancholic quality, often reflecting on loss or lamentation.

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Narcissistic

Characterized by excessive self-love or vanity; having an inflated sense of one's own importance.

Scathing

Expressing harsh criticism in a mocking way; sharply critical.

Zealous

Showing passionate support or enthusiasm for a cause.

Obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; unyielding in attitude.