Adjectives Flashcards
superfluous data, hair, stuff, remark
superfluous
ant.: insufficient, scarce
more than is needed or wanted
extra, unneeded, extravagant
She gave him a look that made words superfluous.
We cleared off all the superfluous stuff on his desk to make room for the new computer
a diligent student/worker
diligent
about, in doing smth.
showing care and effort in your work or duties
careful and using a lot of effort
industrious,
laborious
Leo is very diligent about his work.
Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.
meticulous planning/records/research
meticulous
meticulous about something
ant.: careless, negligent
very careful and with great attention to every detail
thorough, scrupulous
He’s always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.
My father was meticulous about his appearance.
impeccable taste/manners/credentials/logic/character
impeccable
ant.:faulty, flawed, imperfect, defective, inadequate
perfect, with no problems or bad parts
flawless, faultless, unblemished
The service was impeccable, and the rooms evoke classic French luxury.
a haughty face/look/manner
haughty
ant.: humble, modest, timid
unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people
having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
arogant, concieted, pompous
She threw him a look of haughty disdain.
They show a haughty contempt of others.
to feel disdain for smn or smth, disdain to do something
disdain
with disdain, in disdain, disdain for somebody/something
ant.:
the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention
contempt, scorn
He regards the political process with disdain.
He turned his head away in disdain.
The mayor’s disdain for his opponents was well known.
He disdained pop music.
taciturn person, consent
taciturn
ant.: chatty, talkative, outspoken, communicative, vocal
tending not to speak much
quiet, silent,reserved
He’s a reserved, taciturn person.
But although we may be taciturn, we are not an unsociable people.
It has plenty of vocal critics; it has also got troops of taciturn friends.
reticent
reticent about /on/ smth.
ant.: open, candid, honest, frank
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings
reserved, secretive, restrained
He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
tedious task, conversation, journey, job
tedious
tedious to/for smb
ant.: interesting, involving, exciting, engaging
lasting or taking too long and not interesting
dull, boring, uninteresting, tiresom
The journey soon became tedious.
We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
It must get all rather tedious for him.
The Sun (2015)
They were tedious to him, but doubly tedious to his wife , who now found it more difficult than ever to talk to him.
an arduous climb/task/journey/life
arduous
ant.: easy, undemanding, efortless
difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy
backbreaking, gruelling (mainly UK), laborious, hard
Mine is an arduous life.
In those days, a trip to the West was an arduous journey.
erudite person, comment, response, scholar, discussion, work
erudite
ant.: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate, unlearned
having or showing profound knowledge (especially gained from academic study)
learned, educated, knowledgeable, literate, well-read
The most erudite people in medical research attended the conference.
However, this intelligent and erudite book deserves a wide reading.
amiable person, comment, response, conversation, smile, etc.
amiable
ant.: unpleasant, disagreeable, ungracious,
unamiable
friendly and pleasant to be with
agreeable, genial, nice,
an amiable tone of voice
Her parents seemed very amiable.
I’ve only met Jane once but she seems amiable enough.
a perfectly amiable young man
