AP Lit Vocab Words #11

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

(adj.) Severe in manner or appearance; without excess

Question 2

Corpulent

Answer 2

(adj.) Large, bulky, portly, fat

Question 3

Derisive

Answer 3

(adj.) Mocking, disdainful, contemptuous

Question 4

Effeminate

Answer 4

(adj.) Traits considered feminine; excessively soft, self-indulgent

Question 5

Jocund

Answer 5

(adj.) Cheerful, merry, happy or gay

Question 6

Manifest

Answer 6

(adj.) Obvious, apparent, straightforward
(verb) To prove, to put beyond doubt, to show plainly

Question 7

Ostentatious

Answer 7

(adj.) Pretentious and conspicuous

Question 8

Sanguine

Answer 8

(adj.) Cheerfully optimistic

Question 9

Strident

Answer 9

(adj.) Making or having a harsh sound; loud and harsh

Question 10

Vehement

Answer 10

(adj.) Enthusiastic, passionate, ardent, or intense