Adjectives To Expand Your Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Allusive
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having reference to something implied or inferred
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Bilious
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(adj) peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant
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Bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language;
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Cantankerous
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Contrary; disagreeable; quarrelsome; stubborn
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Caustic
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Corrosive, harsh, stinging
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Colloquial
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Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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Complacent
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Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved
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Contemptuous
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Lacking respect; scornful
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Contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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Cynical
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Doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives.
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Dour
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(adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humore
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Euphoric
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Elated, uplifted
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Facetious
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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
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Fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous, passionate
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Flippant
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Lacking proper respect or seriousness
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Frivolous
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(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
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Galvanizing
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stimulating, energizing
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Haughty
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Arrogant; vainly proud; disdaining
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Illusory
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(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
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Indignant
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Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust
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Inquisitive
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Curious; eager to learn
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Laconic
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Brief, using few words, concise
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Macabre
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(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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Nostalgic
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Having a longing for things past
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Obsequious
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characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.obedient; dutiful.
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Opprobrious
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disgraceful, contemptuous, shameful
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Panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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Pedantic
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An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.
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Penitent
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Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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Phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed;
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Poignant
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(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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Pretentious
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(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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Prosaic
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(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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Punctilious
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(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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Quaint
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(adj.) odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
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Querulous
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(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
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Quotidian
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Daily; everyday, ordinary
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Restrained
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(adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
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Ribald
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(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
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Saccharine
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Excessively sweet or sentimental
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Salacious
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appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
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Smug
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(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous, complacent
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Tautological
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Adj. redundant; circular, repetition
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Tempestuous
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stormy, raging, furious, turbulent
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Truculent
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Bellicose;belligerent;Savage;fierce;war like;cruel;jingoist
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Vehement
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Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
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Vexed
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Annoyed, frustrated, or worried
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Vitriolic
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(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
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Wry
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Dry; humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony
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Zany
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Comical because of strangeness; clownish, outlandish
