ap lang vocab

Abstruse

Difficult to understand; obscure.

Acquiescent

Ready to accept something without protest.

Bombastic

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Choleric

Bad-tempered or irritable.

Colloquial

Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Complacent

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Conciliatory

Intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Contemptuous

Showing contempt; scornful.

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Droll

Curiously amusing in an odd or whimsical way.

Ebullient

Cheerful and full of energy.

Effusive

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Elegiac

Having a mournful quality.

Flippant

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Impassioned

Filled with passion or zeal; fervent.

Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe something.

Insolent

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Irascible

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Irreverent

Showing a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously.

Nostalgic

Characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia; sentimental.

Obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Objective

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Obsequious

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Sardonic

Grimly mocking or cynical.

Stoic

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Terse

Brief and to the point; effectively concise.

Trenchant

Very strong or vigorous in expression or style.