ADJECTIVES

Question 1

FICKLE

Answer 1

a person who changes their opinion really quickly usually is called fickle

EXAMPLE:
- football fans can be fickle. They worship a player one day and lambast the other day

Question 2

GUILLIBLE

Answer 2

easily tricked/ believes everything

EXAMPLE:
- my sister is so gullible. She believes every prank on April Fool’s day.

Question 3

CANTANKEROUS

Answer 3

difficult to deal with, argumentative, complain a lot (usually about older people)

EXAMPLE:
- my grandad has always been moody and sometimes downright cantankerous

Question 4

PLUCKY

Answer 4

brave, courageous (usually for younger people, weaker people in the situation

EXAMPLE:
- a plucky boy was climbing the tree even though he was afraid of heights

Question 5

QUIRKY

Answer 5

weird in a fun way (nothing bad in meaning)

EXAMPLE:
- she was known for her quirky dress sense

Question 6

UNCOUTH

Answer 6

lacking class or grace

EXAMPLE:
he was dressed elegantly, but his uncouth table manners gave him away

Question 7

UNFLAPABBLE

Answer 7

calm under pressure

EXAMPLE:
- whatever crises we face at work my boss is always unflappable

Question 8

ALOOF

Answer 8

emotionally distant (in a cool way)

EXAMPLE:
- the cool kids at school were always so aloof. It drove me crazy

Question 9

VERBOSE

Answer 9

uses too many words

EXAMPLE:
- he is such a bore at parties. He is so verbose

Question 10

HAPLESS

Answer 10

unlucky

EXAMPLE:
- the hapless defender scored three own goals in one match

Question 11

PARAMOUNT

Answer 11

really important

EXAMPLE:
- reducing carbon emission is paramount in order to combat climate change

Question 12

TRIFLING

Answer 12

unimportant

EXAMPLE:
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Question 13

RIVETING

Answer 13

very interesting

EXAMPLE:
- i found Ben’s last video absolutely riveting

Question 14

DREADFUL

Answer 14

very bad

EXAMPLE:
- its dreadful how people treat animals sometimes

Question 15

QUAINT

Answer 15

different in a pretty way

EXAMPLE:
- i live in a quaint village in the south-east of the country

Question 16

HIDEOUS

Answer 16

extremely bad

EXAMPLE:
- my neighbourhood is hideous but the people are nice

Question 17

BAFFLING

Answer 17

difficult to understand or confusing and surprising

EXAMPLE:
- it’s baffling that some people think that the Earth is flat

Question 18

SIZEABLE

Answer 18

quite big (often used in quantities )

EXAMPLE:
- the company invested sizeable amount of money in the project

Question 19

PALTRY

Answer 19

small (so small it’s insufficient not enough)

EXAMPLE:
- nurses are paid a paltry salary considering how hard they work