Vocabulary - Describing People Appearance Flashcards
1
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Words for Describing Hair?
A
- Straight hair
- Wavy hair
- Curly hair
2
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Crew-cut
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N.
*a hairstyle for men and boys in which the hair is cut very short
3
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Comb over
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N.
- a hairstyle in which a man brushes hair from the side of his head across the top of his head because he has no hair there
4
Q
Chubby
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ADJ.
- (especially of children) fat in a pleasant attractive way
- Chubby face, Chubby legs
5
Q
Recede
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V.
- go or move back or further away from the previous position distance
- As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible
- The floodwater had receded
- His footsteps receded down the corridor
- (of man’s hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
- receding hair or hairline
- (of men) begin to go bald
- Fred was receding a bit
6
Q
Wrinkle
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N.
- a small line in the skin caused by old age
- a small line of fold in cloth
- She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt
7
Q
Fair
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ADJ.
- ( of hair or complexion) Light; Blonde
- a pretty girl with long fair hair
8
Q
Auburn
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ADJ.
/ˈɑː.bɚn/
*(of hair) reddish-brown in colour
9
Q
Plump
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ADJ.
- polite word for fat
- He’s got rather plump since I last saw him.
- having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape
- plump juicy grape
- a child with plump rosy cheeks
10
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Stout
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ADJ.
- (especially of older people) fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist
- He was seen as a pleasant man – short, a bit stout and balding, with a radiant smile.
11
Q
Slim
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ADJ.
- Gracefully thin (positive)
12
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Skinny
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ADJ.
- Unattractively thin (negative)
13
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Obese
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ADJ.
*Very Fat (negative)
14
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Stocky
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ADJ.
- Broad and Solid; (esp. of a man) wide and strong-looking [like Rock but shorter]
15
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Well-built
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ADJ.
- (of a person) having strong and sturdy physique; muscular
- He was about 6 feet tall and well-built
