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AP Literature Vocabulary List 5 Flashcards

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6640070910AngerA strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility Ex. Anger at your friend for mistreating you0
6640070911AppreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude or pleasure Ex. I feel appreciative when someone gives me something1
6640070912Assumed ArroganceOffensive display of superiority or self importance; overbearing pride Ex. I know I'm good at sports because I'm the best2
6640070913AweAn overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc Ex. I'm in awe at the sight of the sunset3
6640070914Bitterness tempered by maturityHaving harsh, disagreeable acrid taste Ex. I strongly disagree with that statement of such stupidity4
6640070915Broadly SympatheticShowing sympathy for a broad number of things Ex. John has sympathy for everyone5
6640070916Careful ObjectivityThe state or quality of being objective Ex. Allison likes to be objective about certain things6
6640070917Cheerful GleeOpen delight or pleasure; exultant joy Ex. George experiences cheerful glee when he gets his first car7
6640070918ConciliatoryTending to conciliate Ex. Mary conciliates with people who experience loss8
6640070919Cynical ExaggerationOverly distrusting or disparaging the motives of others Ex. I distrust everyone who doesn't agree with my motives9
6640070920DespondentFeeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom Ex. Juan was despondent when he found out his friend was leaving next week10
6640070921DidacticIntended for instruction Ex. Teachers use didactics for instructing their students11
6640070922DisappointmentThe act or fact of disappointing Ex. Haley shows disappointment when her mom tells her she cannot sleep over at her best friend's house12
6640070923DispassionateFree from or unaffected by passion; impartial; bias Ex. I believe everyone deserves a second chance despite what they have done13
6640070924Elegant DisdainTo look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn Ex. Fred disdains people who feel they must kill people14
6640070925Emotional JudgementThe forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind Ex. Alex doesn't want to leave because his feelings with get hurt15
6640070926Expansive and Self DramatizingExaggerating one's own qualities, role, or situation, for dramatic effect or as an attention getting device Ex. I am the greatest person at my job16
6640070927FearfulThe act of showing fear Ex. Toby is fearful at the sight of clowns17
6640070928Feigned BitternessHard to beat; grievous; distressful Ex. Lizzie shows feigned bitterness towards makeup18
6640070929Feigned SympathyHarmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another Ex. Jill shows feigned sympathy for those in jail19
6640070930Fond AdmirationA feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval Ex. Ken has a fond admiration towards cars20
6640070931Forced GleeForced open delight or pleasure, exultant joy Ex. Russel shows forced glee when his mother tells him to be happy for his older, mean sister21
6640070932Gentle DisapprovalThe act or state of disapproving Ex. Will shows his gentle disapproval towards people who discriminate against others22
6640070933Gentle SarcasmHarsh or bitter derision of irony Ex. Johns gentle sarcasm was not taken lightly by his teacher23
6640070934Gratitude Made Richer by LoveThe quality of feeling of being grateful or thankful Ex. I show my gratitude towards people who are important to me in my life24

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