Vocab 4 AP Lang

Antagonistic

Showing active hostility or opposition towards someone or something.

Ardent

Very enthusiastic, passionate, or fervent.

Cacophonous

Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Consoling

Serving to comfort or lessen grief and disappointment.

Contemptuous

Showing deep hatred or disapproval; feeling that something is worthless.

Disparaging

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that dryly amuses or provokes laughter.

Esoteric

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small group with specialized knowledge.

Euphonious

Pleasing or sweet-sounding to the ear.

Exclamatory

Expressing strong feeling or surprise suddenly and loudly.

Hypercritical

Excessively critical; finding fault in small, unimportant details.

Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical.

Jubilant

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Nostalgic

Feeling a sentimental longing or affection for a period in the past

Pensive

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

Satiric

Using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize stupidity or vices.

Taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Turgid

Excessively embellished or grandiloquent (in language); or swollen and distended.