Unit 69 I Can Use A Range Of Adjectives Flashcards

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Rural

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Connected with the country, not the town.

Opp= urban

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Remote

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Far away from where many people live.

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Curious

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Unusual or strange

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Old-fashioned

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Typical of the past but not of the present.

Opp=modern

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Vital

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Essential

Necessary and important.

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Grand

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Impressive and large or important.

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Simple

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Basic

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Reasonable

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Syn= fair
Opp= unreasonable
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Impressed with sth/ sb

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Feeling that sth/sb is good or of a high standard.

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Overall

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Generall; considering everything.

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Suspicious of sth/sb

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Feeling that sth/sb is dishonest and cannot be trusted.

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Polite

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Opp= rude

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Deserted

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Empty because everyone has left.

Opp= busy, crowded

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Terrifying/ terrified

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Very frightening.
It was a terrifying film.
I was terrified watching that film.

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Disappointed/ disappointing

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Feeling unhappy because sth is not as good as you hoped.

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Amazing/ amazed

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Surprising and difficult to believe.

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Shocking/ shocked

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Upsetting and very surprising in a negative way.

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Alarming/ alarmed

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Frightening or causing worry.

When the police arrived, it was a bit alarming.

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Disgusting/ disgusted

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Very unpleasant

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Amusing/ amused

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Funny in a gentle way.

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Embarrassed/ embarrassing

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Feeling uncomfortable because of sth silly you have done.

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Astonished/ astonishing

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Very surprising

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Satisfying/ satisfied

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Making you feel pleased or happy.

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  • ed

- ing

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We use adjectives that end with -ed to describe our feelings.
We use adjectives that end with - ing to describe the person or thing that makes us have these feelings.
We were shocked by his behavior.
His behavior was shocking.

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Mixed feelings

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Both - and + feelings about sth.

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Adequate

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Just good enough but nothing more.

Opp= inadequate

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Artificial

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Made by people and used instead of sth.

Opp= real , natural

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Contemporary

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Modern

Opp= old- fashioned

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Effective

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Successful and giving the result you want.

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Firm

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Quiet hard.

Opp= soft

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Temporary

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Employed or continuing for only a limited period of time.

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Permanent

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Opp= temporary

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Efficient

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Working well, quickly and without mistakes.

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Rare

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Opp= common

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Cramped

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Small and not having enough space.

opp= spacious

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Unexpected

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It’s surprising you because you didn’t know it was going to happen.