Power Words 1 - AP Lang

acrimonious

angry and bitter, typically of speech or a debate

audacious

recklessly bold; rash; contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum

bereft

lonely and abandoned, esp. through someone’s death or departure

callow

inexperienced and immature (esp. of a young person)

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

elegiac

expressing sorrow often for something now past

irascible

marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

lugubrious

exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful; dark, dramatic, and brooding

obstreperous

marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous

petulant

insolent or rude; characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor

saturnine

cold and steady in mood; gloomy; slow to act or change

surreptitious

done in stealth or clandestinely