4. Lessons 16-20 Flashcards
ardent
adj. FULL OF PASSION AND EMOTION. Ardent soccer fans never miss a game.
avid
adj. SHOWING ENTHUSIASM; ARDENT. An avid skier, Sue will drive for hours to be where the snow is.
ebullient
adj. FILLED WITH BUBBLY EXCITEMENT, AS IF BOILING OVER WITH EXCITEMENT. Having made a hole in one, Tiger could hardly contain his ebullience.
effervescent
adj. LIVELY; FULL OF UPLIFTED SPIRIT; VIVACIOUS. Laura is quiet and subdued, but her twin Lara epitomizes effervescence.
exuberant
adj. OVERFLOWING WITH VITALITY AND GOOD SPIRITS. Worry and anxiety can put a damper on even the most exuberant personality.
fanatical
adj. FULL OF GREAT ENTHUSIASM OR DEVOTION. I don’t eat red meat but I’m not fanatical about it.
fervent
adj. FILLED WITH PASSION OR INTENSITY. He’s a fervent cat breeder. Nothing is as important to him as raising cats.
impassioned
adj. FILLED WITH PASSIONATE EMOTION. Because Tino’s impassioned words struck Maria’s heart, she agreed to marry him.
vibrant
adj. LIVELY; FULL OF VITALITY. His vibrant teaching keeps the class lively.
zealous
adj. FILLED WITH ENTHUSIASM; FERVENT. A zealous bodybuilder, Derek works out in the weight room during every spare moment.
adamant
adj. UNWILLING TO BEND; UNYIELDING. Mom adamantly refused my request for Coca-Cola at breakfast.
dogmatic
adj. STRONGLY OPINIONATED; RIGID; DICTATORIAL. Dogmatic religious beliefs are rooted in firm principles and rigid codes of conduct.
hidebound
adj. STRONGLY OPINIONATED; NARROW-MINDEDLY STUBBORN. Dad is a hidebound Boston fan; he has roots for the Red Sox all his life.
intractable
adj. STUBBORN; HARD TO MANAGE. An intractable nature cannot be easily changed.
obdurate
adj. RESISTANT TO PERSUASION OR SOFTENING; STUBBORNLY PERSISTENT IN WRONGDOING. Steve stuck to his opinion obdurately in spite of evidence that proved him wrong.
obstinate
adj. STUBBORN; INFLEXIBLE. The teacher obstinately refused to believe that Harold wrote the paper himself.
recalcitrant
adj. STUBBORN, DISOBEDIENT; DEFIANT. In spite of the law, many recalcitrant drivers resist putting on seat belts.
resolve
n. FIRMNESS, DETERMINATION. “Rely on your inner resolve to just say ‘no’ to drugs,” said nurse Betty.
unwavering
adj. FIRM AND DETERMINED. Trudy’s unwavering desire to lose weight kept her on an all-pineapple diet for a month.
unyielding
adj. STUBBORN; INFLEXIBLE. The troops fought with an unyielding ferocity, never stopped until they had won the battle.