ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE BOOKS/MOVIES

Question 1

Riveting

Answer 1

having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating a riveting story
Examples: His new book is even better, a riveting account of human aspiration and folly taken to extremes.
The prosecution dominated the majority of the trial, which included riveting and emotional testimony from 45 witnesses.

Synonyms

absorbing, arresting, consuming, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, immersing, interesting, intriguing, involving

Antonyms

boring, drab, dry, dull, heavy, monotonous, tedious, uninteresting

Question 2

Intriguing

Answer 2

engaging the interest to a marked degree

Example: The Huns are intriguing not only because of their notoriously hawkish history, but also because of their place as middlemen between Mongol and Turkic ethnicity.
Synonyms

absorbing, arresting, consuming, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, immersing, interesting, involving, riveting

Antonyms

boring, drab, dry, dull, heavy, monotonous, tedious, uninteresting

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Question 3

Binge-worthy

Answer 3

(of a TV series) engaging enough for a viewer to watch multiple episodes in succession
Additional Information

It’s rare to see a show filled with such mysterious complexity, stridently defying the conventions that would traditionally make a show seem initially binge-worthy

Question 4

Binge-watch

Answer 4

to watch several episodes (= separate parts) of a television series or programme, one after another.

We binge-watched an entire season of “Breaking Bad” on Sunday.

to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession

Even those of us who have bundled TV and broadband-Internet subscriptions from telephone or cable companies increasingly use them to binge-watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black on an iPad … rather than flip through 500 channels to find nothing on.

Question 5

Fast-paced

Answer 5

adjective
adjective: fast-paced
(of a narrative or series of events) moving or developing very quickly.
“a fast-paced thriller”

Question 6

Engrossing

Answer 6

adjective: engrossing
absorbing all one’s attention or interest.
“the most engrossing parts of the book”

Question 7

offbeat

Answer 7

Unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable:
an offbeat sense of humour
Synonyms
quirkyway-out old-fashioned informal

Question 8

Action-packed

Answer 8

Action-packed: full of action

Example: To round off the day’s action-packed racing program, the Lighting Rods will also be taking to the circuit.

Question 9

Adventorous

Answer 9

Adventurous- a person who likes adventure takes the risk to have an adventure

Example: These are supposed to be the most adventurous years of your life, packed with experiences.

Question 10

Amusing

Answer 10

Amusing: funny; enjoyable

Example: David Gordon Green and Jamie Bell deliver an amusing and anecdotal commentary, relaying the many misadventures that took place in the production.

Question 11

Astonishing

Answer 11

Astonishing: surprising, amazing, astounding

Example: Further setting the record straight today, the State Department has corrected an astonishing blunder in its annual report on terrorism.

Question 12

Awe-inspiring

Answer 12

Awe-inspiring: Something or someone that is awe-inspiring amazes people in a slightly frightening but positive way.

Example: America still churns with many fierce, and amazing, and awe-inspiring things, from all over the place

Question 13

Believable

Answer 13

Believable: Credible

Example: He manages to translate the comic perfectly and at the same time create believable characters and situations.

Question 14

Breath-taking

Answer 14

Breath-taking It takes your breath away (because of its magnificence).

Example: We are capable of playing breath-taking rugby, but it’s a real concern that we are still making schoolboy howlers.

Question 15

Brilliant

Answer 15

Brilliant: of surpassing excellence

Example: Brilliant breakthroughs can emerge as a result of hard work and disciplined effort.

Question 16

Boring

Answer 16

Boring: Dull and Uninteresting

Example: Originally from Ballygar Co. Galway he worked as a well boring contractor and water diviner.

Question 17

Captivating

Answer 17

Captivating: Capturing the interest

Example: It remains to be seen whether the film matches the book as a captivating bit of entertainment.

Question 18

Charismatic

Answer 18

Charismatic: Having personal magnetism

Example: It is also one of the last strongholds of the charismatic sage grouse, which has declined throughout the W

Question 19

Elusive

Answer 19

Elusive: Be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

Example: Sometimes how design improves our lives comes down to elusive, intangible emotions or feelings.

Question 20

Encharting

Answer 20

Enchanting: Delightful, charming, captivating

Example: She was humming to herself an enchanting melody, and the young Count stood there entranced by the fair young maiden..

Question 21

Enganging

Answer 21

Engaging: interesting almost to the point of exciting; tending to attract and occupy someone’s attention; compelling (engaging, disengaged)

Question 22

Entertaining

Answer 22

Entertaining: Funny and enjoyable

Example: As they are two leagues above the local side it was, as it turned out, a fair and very entertaining game

Question 23

Erratic

Answer 23

Erratic: Irregular

Example: Other grandparents fear the regular and erratic comings and goings and demands of the unfit parents of their grandchildre

Question 24

Evocative

Answer 24

Evocative: Serving to bring to mind

Example: The scent was evocative of geranium, industrial-grade balsam resin and several noxious petrochemicals, one being naphtha.

Question 25

Evolving

Answer 25

Evolving: Developing

Example: Though her sense of swing is evolving, Bode’s unpretentious delivery, easy phrasing, and sweet demeanor is deligh

Question 26

Exciting

Answer 26

Exciting: Thrilling

Example: This event is advertised as a family day out with opportunities to watch skilled aviation displays and see exciting jet aircraft.

Question 27

Exhilarating

Answer 27

Exhilarating: invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited
(estimulante-excitante)
Example: A stiffer suspension, uprated big brakes and a six-speed gearbox guarantee an exhilarating driving experience.

Question 28

Fanciful

Answer 28

Fanciful: whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
imaginario/fantasioso

Example:
Marty told a fanciful story about a dragon to the children.
Aaron liked to tell fanciful stories for entertainment
While he is recognized for these fanciful appointments, he did more than build furniture.

Question 29

Page-turner

Answer 29

a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly:

Her latest novel is a real page-turner.

Question 30

All types of description

Answer 30

Question 31

Whimsical

Answer 31

(fanciful) extravagante adj mf

Edward Lear’s poems are far too whimsical for my taste.
Los poemas de Edward Lear son muy extravagantes para mi gusto.

Question 32

Freakish

Answer 32

1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange: freakish weather; a freakish combination of styles.
2. Relating to or being a freak: a freakish extra toe.
3. Capricious or whimsical.