adjectives II

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avid
an avid reader/ football fan
sākt mācīties
very enthusiastic (for people)
blatant
a blatant lie
sākt mācīties
very obvious. done without shame or embarrassment (used to describe bad things)
gripping
it was gripping tale of murder
sākt mācīties
very exciting, for films and books
harrowing
a harrowing tale
sākt mācīties
shocking, making, you feel very upset (not used to descirbe people)
lax
sākt mācīties
not strict or not careful enough (for safety measures, security, morals, discipline, laws)
lenient
sākt mācīties
not strict used to describe people, in a position punish (parents, teacher)
meteoric
he was unprepared for his meteoric rise to fame
sākt mācīties
very sudden and very quick (generally used with the noun rise)
misleading
misleading information
sākt mācīties
giving the wrong idea or impression
piercing
she let out a piercing scream of terror
sākt mācīties
loud and high pitched (for noises)
prolffic
sākt mācīties
producing a large number of works (for artists, composers and writers)
sporadic
sākt mācīties
happening at irregular intervals
staunch
staunch supporter/friend
sākt mācīties
very loyal
sweeping
1. Women are bd drivers' is a sweeping generalisations 2. he proposed sweeping changes to the country 's electoral system
sākt mācīties
too general and therefore not valid (for statements and generalisations)2. large and affecting everyone (for changes and reforms
waterlight
waterlight arguments/court case/alibi
sākt mācīties
impossible to prove wrong or argue against
dreary
a dreary day/life/town her apartment was dreary and depressing
sākt mācīties
boring and depressing
dull
dull afternoon/people/colour
sākt mācīties
boring without life
mundane
he had a mundane job in a local bank
sākt mācīties
ordinary boring giving little satisfaction, often used to describe jobs
tedious
tedious journey/task/job
sākt mācīties
boring and often frustrating
atrocious
atrocious film, mess, game
sākt mācīties
extremely bad
dreadful
sākt mācīties
very bad
lousy
sākt mācīties
very bad
flawless
flawless complexion/performance
sākt mācīties
perfect, with no faults
impeccable
impeccable apperance. reputation
sākt mācīties
perfect, faultless
unblemished
unblemished recors. reputation/ character
sākt mācīties
sth that has not been spoilt or harmed
arduous
arduous journey/task
sākt mācīties
tiring and involving a lot of effort
gruelling
gruelling schedule/day/race
sākt mācīties
tiring and lasting a long time
strenuous
strenuous activity/trip/effort
sākt mācīties
needing a lot of physical effort
bedraggled
the two bedraggled children trudged into the house
sākt mācīties
untidy, dirty and wet (for people)
dishevelled
dishevelled clothes/appearance/man
sākt mācīties
untidy
scruffy
scruffy pair of jeans/flat/boy
sākt mācīties
untidy (for places/people) old and worn out (for clothes)
astute
astute politician/decision
sākt mācīties
clever at understanding people and situations
crafty
crafty man/plan/look
sākt mācīties
clever and good at using deception to achieve succes
shrewd
shrewd businessman/investment/eyes
sākt mācīties
clever and showing good judgement of other people and noy easily deceived (for people/behaviour)
wily
wily businessman/manoeuvring
sākt mācīties
clever, experienced at deceiving people and not easily deceived
conventional
conventional people/opinions/ideas
sākt mācīties
ordinary, normal
mainstream
mainstream beliefs/ideas/organistations/politics
sākt mācīties
ordinary, conventional, neither strange nor extreme
middle-of-the road
middle-of-the road ideas/beliefs/music
sākt mācīties
ordinary not extreme
run of the mill
run of the mill computer/supermarket
sākt mācīties
ordinary, nothing special

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