5224072601 | acrimonious | angry and bitter | 0 | |
5224074364 | apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen | 1 | |
5224074365 | bristling | taking on an aggressive attitude or appearance | 2 | |
5224076492 | contemptuous | showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful | 3 | |
5224078600 | cowering | shrinking away or crouching from something in fear | 4 | |
5224080484 | cynical | believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity | 5 | |
5224082131 | despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression; having lost all hope | 6 | |
5224083745 | deterministic | believing in predestination; accepting that social or psychological phenomena are caused by preceding events or natural laws | 7 | |
5224088656 | irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger | 8 | |
5224090104 | maudlin | weakly and effusively sentimental | 9 | |
5224093566 | petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior; displaying capricious ill humor; peevish | 10 | |
5224095300 | rapturous | being carried away by overwhelming emotion; feeling ecstasy or intense passion | 11 | |
5224097655 | self-deprecating | modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so | 12 | |
5224100181 | upbraiding | criticizing severely; finding fault with; reproaching severely; scolding vehemently | 13 | |
5224101531 | whimsical | playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way | 14 |
AP Language Tone List #3 Flashcards
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