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Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the Disagreeable

convivial ebullience felicitious irascible placid. querulous sardonic surly truculent unctuous. Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the Disagreeable. 1. convivial (adj). Sociable; fond of feasting and good company. Related Word: conviviality

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Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the Disagreeable

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  1. convivial ebullience felicitious irascible placid querulous sardonic surly truculent unctuous Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the Disagreeable

  2. 1. convivial (adj) • Sociable; fond of feasting and good company. Related Word: conviviality Ex: Everyone liked Eddie because he had a convivial manner.

  3. 2. ebullience (noun) • The quality of expressing feelings or ideas in an enthusiastic or lively manner. Related Words: ebullient; ebulliently. Ex: After a time the ebullience of the child made even the most energetic of baby sitters weary.

  4. 3. felicitous (adj) • Well chosen; apt. • Yielding great pleasure or delight. Related Words: felicitously; felicity. Ex: Rosalinda handled the delicate situation in a felicitous manner that was respected by everyone.

  5. 4. irascible (adj) • Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. • Characterized by or resulting from anger. Related Words: irascibility; irascibly. Ex: The irascible Squidward is one of Jo’s favorite characters.

  6. 5. placid (adj) • Having an undisturbed surface or aspect; outwardly calm, composed. • Self-satisfied. Related Words: placidly; placidness. Ex: Nothing ever seemed to disturb Mrs. Jone’s placid attitude.

  7. 6. querulous (adj) • Given to complaining; peevish. • Expressing or showing a complaint. Related Words: querulously; querulousness. Ex: The shopkeeper became tired of the customer’s querulous remarks.

  8. 7. sardonic (adj) • Scornfully mocking a derisive. Related Words: sardonically Ex: Jennifer’s sardonic remarks about the standards of judging at the competition caused others to criticize her attitude.

  9. 8. surly (adj) • ill-humored; gruff. Related Word: surliness. Ex: Because of his surly behavior, Gerald was not promoted as quickly as he hoped to be.

  10. 9. truculent (adj) • Savage and cruel; fierce. • Disposed to fight; pugnacious. Related Word: truculence; truculently. Ex: At the meeting we were shocked when one of the delegates made a truculent attack on the competence of the committee.

  11. 10. unctuous (adj) • Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness. • Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; greasy. Ex: Unfortunately, Gulf Coast animals are covered by an unctuous coating because of the oil spill.

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