English adjectives 1 (mastered 22.10) Flashcards
Sby who changes their opinions suddenly and easily
Fickle
Sby who believes everyth
Guillible
Sby who is difficult to deal w/, who complains a lot. Especially for older people.
Cantankerous
Brave, courageous, spirited. Especially for younger, weaker people.
Plucky
Weird, different in a positive/fun way. Not only for people.
Quirky
Lacking grace
Uncouth
Calm under pressure
Unflappable
Emotionally distant in a cool way
Aloof
Sby who uses too many words. For essays, texts as well.
Verbose
Unlucky
Hapless
Rich, classy, stylish (area, neighbourhood…)
Swanky
Related to the countryside
Bucolic
Closely integrated, w/ close bonds.
Collocation
Tightly-knit (community)
Quaint, visually attractive, w/ an old-fashioned charm.
Picturesque
Residential area outside the city
Suburban
Having no interesting features
Non-descript
In bad condition
Run-down
Boring, colourless
Collocation
Drab (and dreary)
Famous for
Notable for
Not completely certain/trusting abt sby or sth
Wary of sby/sth
Very important
Collocation
Paramout, of paramount importance
Unimportant
Trifling
Interesting
Riveting
Boring
Dull
(Extremely) good, synonyms
Outstanding, top notch
(Extremely) bad, 3 synonyms
Dreadful, lousy, appaling
Extremely ugly
Hideous
Difficult to understand, confusing, surprising
Baffling
Easy, simple
Straightforward
Small/little, 3 synonyms
Miniscule, knee-high to a grasshopper, paltry
Big/large, synonyms
Humongous (slang), sizeable
Great, synonyms
Awesome, tremendous
Old, synonyms
Long in the tooth, antiquated=old-fashioned
Young, synonyms
Childish, childlike
High
Lofty
Different, synonyms
Chalk and cheese, disparate
Same, synonyms
Peas in a pod, tantamout=almost the same
In progress
Underway
Improbable (2).
Sentence.
Far-fetched, unlikely.
The situation is unlikely to get better.
Fréquent.
Recurring.
