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Tone Words for the AP Lit Exam
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12th Grade
01/18/2010
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Aloof
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Loner, Off by yourself, Feeling superior
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Apathetic
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Having or showing little or no emotion
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Ambivalent
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Indecisive
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Audacious
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Recklessly bold
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Belligerent
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Aggressive Attitude
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Callous
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Hard-hearted
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Condescending
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Patronizing attitude or behavior
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Contemptuous
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Lack of respect, Despising, Disdain
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Caustic
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Incisive sarcasm
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Cautionary
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Instruction from knowledge
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Choleric
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Hot temper
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Cynical
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Distressful human nature, Negative outlook
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Demoralized
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Downcast, Let down by something specific
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Diffident
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Hesitant, Meek, Shy
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Disdainful
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Overly self-loving, Proud
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Didactic
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Educationally entertaining, meant to instruct
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Derisive
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Expressing contempt and scorn
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Earnest
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Serious of intent state of mind
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Effusive
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Great emotion or expression
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Elegiac
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Sad remembrance, (like a eulogy)
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Empathetic
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Sympathizing, Identifying with a person, Understanding
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Erudite
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Knowledgeable, Learned
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Forthright
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Straight forward, Blatantly true, To the point
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Flippant
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Frivolously disrespectful, (i.e. 14 year old girl)
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Frivolous
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Carefree (light and fluffy, especially in response to something serious)
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Incredulous
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Skeptical
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Incensed
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Extremely Angry
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Indignant
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Expressing strong displeasure
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Intimate
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Very private
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Jovial
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Joyous, a spirit of good fellowship
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Laudatory
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Containing or expressing praise
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Laissez-faire
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Nonchalant, To let be, Easy going
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Lugubrious
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Mournful, Dismal, Gloomy
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Morose
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Suddenly Ill-humored
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Malicious
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Desire to inflict injury or harm
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Mordant
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Sharply caustic or sarcastic
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Objective
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Not being swayed, not emotionally involved
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Obsequious
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Over the top, (i.e. used car salesman), Not sincere
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Patronizing
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Degrading, Talking down
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Pompous
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Proud, full of yourself
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Poignant
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Meant to invoke emotion
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Provocative
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Scandalous, controversial
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Quizzical
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Questioning
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Ribald
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Vulgar, Indecent
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Reticent
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Inclined to be Silent
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Reverent
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Worshipful --(not explicitly religious)
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Reflective
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Remembering, deeply thoughtful
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Resigned
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Submitting without resistance
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Sardonic
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Scornfully mocking
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Seductive
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Enticing, Beguiling, Captivating
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Sentimental
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Reminiscent, Memories
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Vehement
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Intensely emotional
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Volatile
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Emotionally unstable, Short fuse
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