Affable Adjective Friendly goodnatured and easy to talk

Affable Adjective. Friendly, good-natured, and easy to talk to. Sentence Completion: They are very affable, and readily enter into conversation with strangers.

Austere Adjective. Imposing or suggesting physical hardship. Sentence Example: Biographers state that Keats showed himself from the beginning very earnest in austere life.

Complacent Adjective. Self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers. Sentence: Don’t you ever get too complacent.

Derision Noun. Ridicule or mockery. Sentence Example: You should praise me for my actions rather than laugh in derision.

Duplicity Noun. The fact of being deceptive, dishonest, or misleading. Sentence Example: Even though the robbers were supposed to be working as a team, each one used duplicity to try and steal from the others.

Insipid Adjective. Lacking vigor or interest. Sentence Example: When you present, please do not be an insipid speaker who makes everyone fall asleep!

Flagrant Adjective. Obviously offensive or disgraceful Sentence Example: After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game.

Profuse Adjective. Made or done freely and abundantly. Sentence Example: She greeted them gratefully and was profuse in her thanks for all the care they had shown her.

Salient Adjective. Most noticeable or important. Sentence Example: A brief comparison of poetic works will indicate its salient features.

Umbrage Noun. Offense or annoyance. Sentence Example: The woman took umbrage at the speakers remarks.