Scoring a 5 on the Ap Exam
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful
blithe
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite
Penitent
rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner/ brief; concise; terse; laconic
curt
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
sardonic
full of fear; fearful
Timorous
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
Ebullient
expressing sorrow or lamentation
Elegiac
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
acerbic
revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving
Vindictive
submissive or acquiescent
Resigned
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
Audacious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
Lugubrious
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
flippant
easily provoked to anger; very irritable
Irascible
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
Derisive
cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
Jocund
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense/ self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose/ of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice
Frivolous
making bitting, corrosive comments
Caustic
ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable
Farcical
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
Dogmatic
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
sanguine
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
Indignant
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible
Choleric
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
Derisive
showing lack of due respect or veneration
Irreverent