AP Lit Second Nine Weeks Vocab Part 1

Irascible

easily provoked to anger, very irritable

Insipid

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities, vapid

insolent

boldly rude or disrespectful, contemptuously impertinent, insulting

intelligible

able to be understood, comprehensible

invidious

(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

irreverent

showing lack of due respect or veneration

jocund

cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad

Laudatory

(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation

Lugubrious

looking or sounding sad and dismal

Mellifluous

(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

Mirthful

joyous; gay; jolly; arousing or provoking laughter

Misanthropic

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

Morose

sullen and ill-tempered

Nonchalant

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

Nonplussed

totally puzzled, perplexed, or confused