Advanced adjectives

Question 1

Ubiquitous

Answer 1

Existing or being everywhere
Eg;Local coffee shops are Ubiquitous in my hometown

Question 2

Cumbersome

Answer 2

1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient.
   Eg ; 1.Moving the furniture was cumbersome
   2.This situation is cumbersome

Question 3

Facetious

Answer 3

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant. not to be taken seriously
Eg ; Dont listen to him, he is being facetious

Question 4

Arduous

Answer 4

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Eg ; Doing the dishes sounds like an arduous task

Question 5

Presumptuous

Answer 5

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. Assuming they can do something they can’t
Eg ; It was presumptuous of him to not knock on the door before coming in

Question 6

Pensive

Answer 6

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Eg; She was thinking about her freind in the hospital, She looked pensive

Question 7

Circutous

Answer 7

(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
Eg ; It took a long time to get there as we went by a circuitous route

Question 8

Conscientous

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Wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly. Moral, relating to ones conscience.
Eg ; He was conscientiously giving away to needy people.

Question 9

Meticulous

Answer 9

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
Eg; He’s meticulously designing the floor

Question 10

Convoluted

Answer 10

(Especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
Eg ; The way he was telling the story was convoluted as their were too many characters.

Question 11

Germane

Answer 11

Relevant to a subject under consideration.
Eg ; His point was not germane to his argument

Question 12

preposterous

Answer 12

Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
Eg ; His suggestion was ridiculous and preposterous

Question 13

Perfunctory

Answer 13

Of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
Eg; She gave us a perfunctory smile

Question 14

Truculent

Answer 14

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Eg; I was in an irritated and truculent mood today

Question 15

Austere

Answer 15

Severe or strict in manner or attitude
Eg ; Our teacher was very austere in 5th grade

Question 16

Capricious

Answer 16

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
Eg ; I was tired an capricous today

Question 17

Defamatory

Answer 17

(Of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libelous.
Eg ; What the baseball player was accused of was defamatory to him

Question 18

Esoteric

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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Eg ; Rocket science is an esoteric topic

Question 19

Nascent

Answer 19

Especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Eg ; the child was in a nascent stage of life

Question 20

Quintessential

Answer 20

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Eg ; Writing is the quintessential way to learn a new language