Adjectives 2 Flashcards
Didactic
Instructive
Diffident
Timid; lacking in self-confidence
Diligent
Hardworking
Disparate
Different, varied; often with a connotation of incompatible
Dispassionate
Without emotion, neutral
Diverse
Varied
Dogmatic
Arrogantly or overconfidently claiming the truth of unproved ideas, or claiming that a belief system is beyond dispute
Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain
Eccentric
Unconventional, irregular
Elaborate
A result of great effort and attention detail, intricate
Elusive
Hard to capture or pin down, can mean evasive
Ephemeral
Short-lived, fleeting, temporary
Esoteric
Hard to understand, cryptic
Exemplary
Setting a superior example, outstanding
Exhaustive
Very thorough and complete, with great attention to detail
Expedient
Meeting an immediate need; also, self-serving or granting immediate advantage
Extraneous
Irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
False
Fanatical
Extremely devoted to or passionate about a cause or idea
Fastidious
Meticulous; insistent on attention to detail
Fickle
Not faithful or consistent; unpredictable
Flagrant
Shocking or outrageous violation of a custom, expectation, rule, or law
Fortuitous
Luckily coincidental; accidentally advantageous
Frivolous
Not serious; with levity; inconsequential
Furtive
Secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
Hopeless, without effect or result
Gullible
Overly trusting; willing to believe anything
Hackneyed
Overused, trite
Hedonistic
Pleasure seeking, overly indulgent
Hypothetical
Unproven, used as a theoretical example for the purpose of discussion
