Adjectives Flashcards

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You’re behaving like a spoiled brat!

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A child who gets whatever he or she wants and doesn’t follow rules, behaving badly as a result.

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She had a deprived childhood.

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Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life.

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I’d rather wake up to a gentle vibration than to the jarring sound of my phone alarm.

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A loud, abrupt, shocking noise is jarring. If the sound of your telephone ringing is jarring, it will make you jump.

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The shop sold tacky souvenirs and ornaments.

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(informal) cheap, badly made and/or not in good taste.

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