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ADJ + PREP Flashcards

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AMBIVALENT _____/_____ sth/sb

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AMBIVALENT ABOUT/TOWARDS sth/sb

She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.
He has an ambivalent attitude towards her.

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ANGRY _____/_____ sb

ANGRY _____/_____ sb
_____/_____ sth

ANGRY ____/____/___ sth

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ANGRY WITH/AT sb
Please don’t be angry with me.

ANGRY WITH/AT sb FOR/ABOUT sth
I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.

ANGRY AT/ABOUT/OVER sth

  • angry at the injustice of the situation
  • angry about the delay
  • angry over the decision.
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ANNOYED _____ sb

ANNOYED _____/_____ sth

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ANNOYED WITH sb
ANNOYED AT/ABOUT sth

He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness.

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ANXIOUS _____ sth

ANXIOUS _____ sb

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ANXIOUS ABOUT sth
ANXIOUS FOR sb

He seemed anxious about the meeting.
Parents are naturally anxious for their children.

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APOLOGETIC _____ sth

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APOLOGETIC ABOUT sth

They were very apologetic about the trouble they’d caused.

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APPREHENSIVE __/__ sth

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APPREHENSIVE ABOUT/OF sth

We’d been a little apprehensive about their visit.
You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.

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CAREFUL _____ sth

CAREFUL ___/___ sth

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CAREFUL ABOUT sth
CAREFUL OF/WITH sth

• You are careful WITH something:
You must be careful with the knife.
Please be careful with my glasses (= Don’t break them).
• You are careful ABOUT what you do:
I was careful about how I spoke to him.
Mara was careful about what she ate.
I’m very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it).

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CARELESS \_\_\_\_\_ sb (to do sth)
CARELESS \_\_\_\_\_ sth
CARELESS \_\_\_\_\_ (doing sth)
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CARELESS OF sb (to do sth)
CARELESS WITH sth
CARELESS ABOUT doing sth

It was careless of me to leave the door open.
He’s very careless with money.
Don’t be so careless about spelling.
People have become increasingly careless about revealing personal information online.

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CAUTIOUS _____ sth

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CAUTIOUS ABOUT sth

He was very cautious about committing himself to anything.

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COMPLACENT _____ sth/sb

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COMPLACENT ABOUT sth/sb

We must not become complacent about progress.

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CONCERNED _____

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CONCERNED ABOUT

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CRAZY _____

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CRAZY ABOUT

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CURIOUS _____

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CURIOUS ABOUT

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DEPRESSED _____

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DEPRESSED ABOUT

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DIFFIDENT _____

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DIFFIDENT ABOUT

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DOUBTFUL _____

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DOUBTFUL ABOUT

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EMBARRASSED _____

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EMBARRASSED ABOUT

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ENTHUSIASTIC _____

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ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT

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EXCITED _____

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EXCITED ABOUT

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FURIOUS _____

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FURIOUS ABOUT

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FUSSY _____

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FUSSY ABOUT

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GLAD _____

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GLAD ABOUT

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GOOD _____

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GOOD ABOUT

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GUILTY _____

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GUILTY ABOUT

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HESITANT _____

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HESITANT ABOUT

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HOPEFUL _____

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HOPEFUL ABOUT

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IGNORANT _____

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IGNORANT ABOUT

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INDIGNANT _____

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INDIGNANT ABOUT

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MAD _____

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MAD ABOUT

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METICULOUS _____

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METICULOUS ABOUT

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MISTAKEN _____

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MISTAKEN ABOUT

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NERVOUS _____

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NERVOUS ABOUT

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OBSESSED ___/___

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OBSESSED BY/WITH

obs) OBSESS (verb) ABOUT sth/sb

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OPTIMISTIC _____

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OPTIMISTIC ABOUT

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PEEVED _____

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PEEVED ABOUT

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PESSIMISTIC _____

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PESSIMISTIC ABOUT

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POSITIVE _____

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POSITIVE ABOUT

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POSSESSIVE _____

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POSSESSIVE ABOUT

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PUZZLED _____

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PUZZLED ABOUT

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RELAXED _____

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RELAXED ABOUT

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RESENTFUL _____

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RESENTFUL ABOUT

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RETICENT _____

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RETICENT ABOUT

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RIGHT _____

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RIGHT ABOUT

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RUDE _____

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RUDE ABOUT

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SAD _____

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SAD ABOUT

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SANGUINE _____

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SANGUINE ABOUT

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SECRETIVE _____

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SECRETIVE ABOUT

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SENSITIVE _____

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SENSITIVE ABOUT

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SERIOUS _____

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SERIOUS ABOUT

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SHY _____

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SHY ABOUT

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SILENT _____

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SILENT ABOUT

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SORE _____

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SORE ABOUT

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SORRY _____

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SORRY ABOUT

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SURE _____

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SURE ABOUT

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SYMPATHETIC _____

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SYMPATHETIC ABOUT

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TERRIBLE _____

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TERRIBLE ABOUT

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TOUCHY _____

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TOUCHY ABOUT

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(UN)CERTAIN _____

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(UN)CERTAIN ABOUT

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(UN)CLEAR _____

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(UN)CLEAR ABOUT

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UNDECIDED _____

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UNDECIDED ABOUT

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UNEASY _____

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UNEASY ABOUT

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(UN)HAPPY ABOUT

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(UN)HAPPY ABOUT

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UPFRONT _____

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UPFRONT ABOUT

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UPSET _____

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UPSET ABOUT

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UPTIGHT _____

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UPTIGHT ABOUT

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VAGUE _____

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VAGUE ABOUT

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WORRIED _____

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WORRIED ABOUT

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WRONG _____

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WRONG ABOUT

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