Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the
Disagreeable
convivial
 ebullience
 felicitious
 irascible
 placid

querulous
 sardonic
 surly
 truculent
 unctuous
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1. convivial (adj)
a.
Sociable; fond of feasting and good
company.
Related Word: conviviality
Ex: Everyone liked Eddie because he
had a convivial manner.
2. ebullience (noun)
a.
The quality of expressing feelings or
ideas in an enthusiastic or lively
manner.
Related Words: ebullient; ebulliently.
Ex: After a time the ebullience of the
child made even the most energetic
of baby sitters weary.
3. felicitous (adj)
a.
b.
Well chosen; apt.
Yielding great pleasure or delight.
Related Words: felicitously; felicity.
Ex: Rosalinda handled the delicate
situation in a felicitous manner that
was respected by everyone.
4. irascible (adj)
a.
b.
Prone to outbursts of temper; easily
angered.
Characterized by or resulting from
anger.
Related Words: irascibility; irascibly.
Ex: The irascible Squidward is one of
Jo’s favorite characters.
5. placid (adj)
a.
b.
Having an undisturbed surface or
aspect; outwardly calm, composed.
Self-satisfied.
Related Words: placidly; placidness.
Ex: Nothing ever seemed to disturb
Mrs. Jone’s placid attitude.
6. querulous (adj)
a.
b.
Given to complaining; peevish.
Expressing or showing a complaint.
Related Words: querulously;
querulousness.
Ex: The shopkeeper became tired of
the customer’s querulous remarks.
7. sardonic (adj)
a.
Scornfully mocking a derisive.
Related Words: sardonically
Ex: Jennifer’s sardonic remarks about
the standards of judging at the
competition caused others to
criticize her attitude.
8. surly (adj)
a.
ill-humored; gruff.
Related Word: surliness.
Ex: Because of his surly behavior,
Gerald was not promoted as quickly
as he hoped to be.
9. truculent (adj)
a.
b.
Savage and cruel; fierce.
Disposed to fight; pugnacious.
Related Word: truculence; truculently.
Ex: At the meeting we were shocked
when one of the delegates made a
truculent attack on the competence
of the committee.
10. unctuous (adj)
a.
b.
Characterized by affected,
exaggerated, or insincere
earnestness.
Having the quality or characteristics
of oil or ointment; greasy.
Ex: Unfortunately, Gulf Coast
animals are covered by an unctuous
coating because of the oil spill.