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AP Language Tone List #3 Flashcards

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5224072601acrimoniousangry and bitter0
5224074364apprehensiveuneasy or fearful about something that might happen1
5224074365bristlingtaking on an aggressive attitude or appearance2
5224076492contemptuousshowing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful3
5224078600coweringshrinking away or crouching from something in fear4
5224080484cynicalbelieving that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity5
5224082131despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression; having lost all hope6
5224083745deterministicbelieving in predestination; accepting that social or psychological phenomena are caused by preceding events or natural laws7
5224088656irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger8
5224090104maudlinweakly and effusively sentimental9
5224093566petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior; displaying capricious ill humor; peevish10
5224095300rapturousbeing carried away by overwhelming emotion; feeling ecstasy or intense passion11
5224097655self-deprecatingmodest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so12
5224100181upbraidingcriticizing severely; finding fault with; reproaching severely; scolding vehemently13
5224101531whimsicalplayfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way14

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