SATURNINE = (adjective) gloomy, bitter, and overly serious

Examples:

- The college students were in a saturnine mood after they got caught drinking alcohol.
- Marc was in a seriously bad mood which was made clear by his saturnine behavior.
- Marc to be happy and easy-going, but he has turned saturnine over the years.

Synonyms: irritable, crabby, surly, sullen, grouchy, harsh, gruff

Antonyms: happy, pleasant, sweet

INGENIOUS = (adjective) 1. clever and imaginative; 2 skillful and adept

Examples:

- Faced with a credit crisis, the President up with an ingenious proposal.
- The book was ingenious, with a clever, intricate plot and a surprise ending I never saw coming.
- Carl Sagan is an ingenious artist and scientist.

Synonyms: brilliant, talented, bright, gifted, clever, imaginative, skilled,

Author:  The useful vocabulary show

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Published: 2008-05-05

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