Lang Vocab Terms

Benevolent – Kind, Charitable

Whimsical – Fanciful, Capricious

Sardonic – Mocking, Cynical

Insipid – Bland, Uninteresting

Patronizing – Condescending, Superior

Lugubrious – Mournful, Doleful

Didactic – Instructive, Educational

Effusive – Overenthusiastic, Gushing

Turgid – Swollen, Pompous

Incisive – Sharp, Penetrating

Flippant – Disrespectful, Thoughtless

Colloquial – Informal, Conversational

Unequivocal – Clear, Unambiguous

Cynical – Distrustful, Pessimistic

Diffident – Shy, Timid

Pedantic – Overly academic, Nitpicky

Elegiac – Mournful, Melancholy

Tongue-in-cheek – Ironic, Sarcastic

Ingratiating – Flattering, Obsequious

Rueful – Regretful, Sorrowful

Self-effacing – Humble, Modest

Ambivalent – Uncertain, Conflicted

Wry – Ironic, Dry-humored

Admonishing – Scolding, Reprimanding

Reproachful – Critical, Disapproving

Macabre – Gruesome, Ghoulish