Adjective Flashcards

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Rugged

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(of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over:

rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

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Stripped down

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Something that is stripped down has been reduced to its simplest form:
“I think the stripped-down version of your proposal has more chance of being accepted.”

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Unexpensive

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un - corresponding to (in)

not costing a lot of money

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Cagey

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unwilling to give information:

He was very cagey about what happened at the meeting.

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Tanked

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INFORMAL•US
fail completely, especially at great financial cost.
“the previous movie had tanked at the box office”
“I mean, Case, he really tanked.”

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