ADJETIVOS GERAIS

Question 1

Startling

Startle, startingly

Answer 1

Supreendente ou preocupante

(Surpreender ou assustar, surpreendentemente)

He made some startling admissions about his past

(The sound of the car startled the birds)

(He is startingly handsome)

Question 2

Scattered

Answer 2

Espalhados

My family is scattered all over the world

Papers were scattered all over her desk

Question 3

Spattered

Answer 3

Salpicado

A paint-spattered shirt

His clothes were spattered with blood

Question 4

Fleeting

Answer 4

Fugaz, efêmero, transitório

This is just a fleeting visit

He had a fleeting moment of panic but quickly recovered

Question 5

Moldy

Answer 5

Mofado, bolorento

Moldy bread

Question 6

Rotten

Answer 6

Estragado, podre

The room smelled of rotten vegetables

The bins were full of rotten food

Question 7

Rusty

Answer 7

Enferrujado

My old bycicle is rusty

There was a pile of rusty old cans by the door

Question 8

Musty

Answer 8

Cheiro de mofo

A musty smell

The scent was strong, somewhat sweet to sickly or musty, and unpleasant to humans.

Question 9

Devious

Answer 9

Desonesto, tortuoso, indireto

You have to be devious if you’re going to succeed in business

He took a rather devious route which avoids the city center

Question 10

Barren

Answer 10

Estéril, que não pode se reproduzir, que não pode produzir plantas ou frutos

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape

She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint