AP lang vocab

Despondent

Without or almost without hope

Didactic

Instructive, especially excessively

Disgruntled

In a state of sulky dissatisfaction

Effusive

Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

Facetious

Cleverly amusing in tone

Gregarious

Temporarily seeking and enjoying the company of others

Laudatory

Full of or giving praise

Mercurial

Liable to sudden unpredictable change

Quizzical

Perplexed

Incisive

Demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Zealous

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Fervent

Characterized by intense emotion

Acrid

Strong and sharp, as a taste or smell

Choleric

Characterized by anger

Churlish

Having a bad disposition; surly

Diffident

Showing modest reserve

Fatuous

Devoid of intelligence

Histcionic

Overly dramatic or emotional

Jejune

Lacking interest or significance or impact

Melancholic

Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Mordant

Harshly ironic or sinister

Saturnine

Bitter or scornful

Supercilious

Having or showing arrogant superiority

Unctuous

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating

Vivacious

Vigorous and animated