Physical Appearance Vocabulary

Question 1

I’ve always thought she bears a striking resemblance to someone on TV …I can’t remember the name now.

Answer 1

To bear a striking resemblance :

To look very similar to

Question 2

He has short cropped hair and has quite pointed face.

Answer 2

Cropped hair: very short hair.

Pointed face: the opposite of round face.

Question 3

You shouldn’t go out looking scruffy with disheveled hair.

Answer 3

Disheveled hair: Untidy hair

Scruffy:dressed untidily

Question 4

I don’t see the point in getting dressed up to the nines unless you are going somewhere special

Answer 4

Getting dressed up to the nines:to dress very smartly or glamorously

Question 5

My sister has a fair hair

Answer 5

Fair hair:

light-coloured hair

Question 6

He is also fair-skinned compared to me…

Answer 6

To be Fair-skinned: light skinned

Question 7

I know some people get done up just to go to the shops…

Answer 7

To get done up: to dress smartly

Question 8

My father is getting on a bit … he is in his 60s.

Answer 8

To be getting on a bit:

To be getting old

Question 9

We all go grey eventually and get hard of hearing.

Answer 9

Go grey: to have hair that is turning grey

To be hard of hearing: to find it difficult to hear.

Question 10

I think we just need to grow old gracefully and not worry too much about how we look.

Answer 10

To Grow old gracefully:

To act om a way that embraces the fact that you are getting older.

Question 11

She looks young for her age!

Answer 11

To look young for your age: to look younger than you are

Question 12

We all go hrey eventually and start to lose our figure!

Answer 12

To lose one’s figure: to have figure that has lost it’s toned shape.

Question 13

She has a lovely complexion And she is always well-turned out.

Answer 13

Complexion:natural skin colour and texture

To be well-turned out: to look smart

Question 14

Medium-height

Answer 14

Average height

Question 15

Middle-aged

Answer 15

Approximately between 45-65

Question 16

There is never a hair out of place…

Answer 16

To never have a hair out of a place: perfectly styled hair

Question 17

She has shoulder-length hair

Answer 17

Shoulder-length hair:

Hair that comes down to the shoulders and no further

Question 18

Women especially are taken more seriously if they are good looking with a slender figure with perfect make up and so on…

Answer 18

slender figure: a figure that is tall and slim

Question 19

Attractively thin

Answer 19

Slim

Question 20

A lot of hair

Answer 20

Thick hair

Question 21

To wear glasses

Answer 21

To use spectacles

Question 22

He is so well-built

Answer 22

To be Well-built: to be muscular

Question 23

She is middle-aged but has a very youthful appearance.

Answer 23

Youthful appearance: to look young.

Question 24

If u drink a lot of bear, you ‘ll certainly become plump.

Answer 24

Plump: polife form of fat

Question 25

She has brunette, shoulder-length hair

Answer 25

Brunette:
person having dark hair skin and eyes;
Having dark hair skin and eyes.

N adj

Question 26

Maryam is looking a bit chubby lately, isn’t she?

chubby legs
chubby cheeks

Answer 26

Chubby: chubbiness

(especially of children) fat in a pleasant and attractive way:

Question 27

I need to lose this flab on my belly!

I was looking a bit falbby, so I’ve joined a gym.

Answer 27

Flabby:

soft, loose flesh on someone’s body

Question 28

She is quite muscular for a woman, he arms are bry toned.

muscular arms/legs
He wished he was more muscular.

muscular pain

Answer 28

Muscular:

having well-developed muscles, related to muscles

Question 29

She looks very ordinary without makeup.

Answer 29

Ordinary

Question 30

Some models look vey plain when they take off their make up

Answer 30

Plain: (especially of a woman or girl) not beautiful .

Question 31

If you want to go ahead in your job , you need to look presentable.

Giulio was looking quite presentable in a suit and tie.

I need to have a wash and make myself presentable for our guests.

Answer 31

Presentable:

looking suitable or good enough, especially in the way you are dressed:

Question 32

She is very shapely.

Answer 32

Shapely:

used to describe something that has an attractive form, especially a woman’s body or parts of a woman’s body.

Question 33

She sometimes looked unkempt in photographs.

Answer 33

Unkempt:

untidy; not cared for