1. Lesson 17- The Agreeable and the Disagreeable
convivial
ebullience
felicitious
irascible
placid
querulous
sardonic
surly
truculent
unctuous

2. 1. convivial (adj) Sociable; fond of feasting and good company.
Related Word: conviviality
Ex: Everyone liked Eddie because he had a convivial manner.

3. 2. ebullience (noun)
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.

4. 3. felicitous (adj) 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.

5. 4. irascible (adj) 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.

6. 5. placid (adj)
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.

7. 6. querulous (adj) Given to complaining; peevish.
Expressing or showing a complaint.
Related Words: querulously; querulousness.
Ex: The shopkeeper became tired of the customer’s querulous remarks.

8. 7. sardonic (adj) 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.

9. 8. surly (adj) ill-humored; gruff. Related Word: surliness.
Ex: Because of his surly behavior, Gerald was not promoted as quickly as he hoped to be.

10. 9. truculent (adj) 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.

11. 10. unctuous (adj)
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.