17 - Feelings: adjectives with negative associations Flashcards
1
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lacking taste, character or interest (food, etc.)
A
bland
2
Q
too confident; too bright (clothes, etc.)
A
brash
3
Q
dull in appearance or lacking style (clothes, person, especially of women)
A
dowdy
4
Q
changing opinions suddenly without reason
A
fickle
5
Q
old-fashioned
A
fuddy-duddy
6
Q
always wanting more money
A
grasping
7
Q
too concerned about unimportant details
A
nit-picking
8
Q
unpleasant and rude
A
obnoxious
9
Q
too eager to praise or obey
people
A
obsequious
10
Q
showing rude lack of interest in others
A
off-hand
11
Q
too eager to tell others what to do
A
officious
12
Q
displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar way
A
ostentatious
13
Q
too formal and showing that you think that you are more important than other people
A
pompous
14
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trying to appear more serious
or important than you are
A
pretentious
15
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too silly and childish
A
puerile
