Books CPE Flashcards
petulant
e.g. He plays the part of a petulant young man in the film.
easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child
angular
e.g. Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty.
having a clear shape with sharp points
quarrelsome
a quarrelsome person repeatedly argues with other people
malnourished
e.g. By the time we saw the child, she was extremely malnourished.
weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
undermanned
e.g. The hospital was desperately undermanned.
it does not have enough employees
circuitous
round
emaciated
e.g. There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger
exhilarating
making you feel excited and happy
eccentric
e.g. eccentric behaviour
strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way
ludicrous
e.g. He looked ludicrous in that suit!
stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
