Cerrar
BIASED
/ˈbaɪ.əst/
The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting.
I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.
APPRECIABLE
/əˈpriː.ʃə.bəl/
There has been an appreciable drop in the number of unemployed since the new government came to power.
My little donation will not make an appreciable difference.
GENERIC
/dʒɪˈnɛrɪk/
A lot of courses that I would be interested in aren't available in the summer, so I'm stuck with generic classes.
APT
/æpt/
1. This may be correct as a statement of general principle, but it is not apt in the circumstances of this case.
2. This old roof is apt to leak when it rains.
SPIRITED
/ˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪd/
They played an exciting and spirited game but met with strong opposition.
PLUMP
/plʌmp/
2. He's got rather plump since I last saw him.
EYE - WATERING
The costs are eye - watering.
99-year-old Captain Tom Moore has raised an eye-watering 28 million pounds for charity.
BEMUSED
/bɪˈmjuːzd/
I was bemused at his sudden anger.
UNEASY
/ʌnˈiː.zi/
1. Who can predict how long this uneasy peace between the two countries will last?
She has a slightly uneasy relationship with her mother-in-law
2. If you travel, you know that uneasy feeling you get when you arrive in a strange city and don’t have a hotel reservation.
GRUMPY
/ˈɡrʌm.pi/
I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
OBSOLETE
/ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
BECOME / BE RENDERED OBSOLETE
Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.
Will computers render books obsolete?
BLATANT
ˈbleɪtnt/
It was a blatant lie, and both men knew it, but neither cared all that much.
He called the advertising a blatant attempt to buy votes for the coming election.
FLAGRANT
/ˈfleɪ.ɡrənt/
It's difficult to imagine a more flagrant violation of our founding principles than that.
SUBSTANTIAL
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.
The company posted a substantial increase in profits during the year to £3.5m.
CONTENTIOUS
/kənˈtenʃəs/
Even a decade ago, that would have been a contentious assertion.
TIRESOME
/ˈtaɪə.səm/
I find it very tiresome doing the same job day after day.
He has the tiresome habit of finishing your sentences for you.
INFATUATED
WITH / BY
/ɪnˈfætʃ.u.eɪ.tɪd/
1. She was infatuated with her boss.
2. We cannot afford to be infatuated by the progress we have made.
DAY - TO - DAY
1. As her abilities decrease, she will need increasing help to do day-to-day tasks.
2. I seem to have no purpose beyond day-to-day survival.
STUDIOUS
/ˈstjuːdɪəs/
He made a studious inspection of the buffet
RESENTFUL
/rɪˈzent.fəl/
She was resentful of anybody's attempts to interfere in her work.
Nurses are often resentful of this additional and unpaid demand on their time.
TRANSIENT
/ˈtræn.zi.ənt/
1. A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.
2. The city has a large transient population.
CAUSTIC
/ˈkɔːstɪk/
1. Never use caustic household chemicals to clean your leather items.
2. Her caustic, waspish comments on the other housemates were biting and bitchy, but always spot on.
DECEPTIVE
/dɪˈsep.tɪv/
It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big.
The firm was found guilty of publishing a misleading and deceptive advertisement.
Appearances can often be deceptive.
CURT
/kɜːt/
She dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.
A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director.
THORNY
/ˈθɔː.ni/
The thorny issue of illegal immigration remains unresolved.
INCOHERENT
/ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt/
1. She broke off, incoherent with anger.
2. The present, incoherent system does need reform.
INSTANTANEOUS
/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/
Her reaction was almost instantaneous.
The technology must be developed to make the transacting of money instantaneous.
HIDEOUS
/ˈhɪd.i.əs/
1. The bathroom was pink and green and silver – it was absolutely hideous.
2. I have a dear friend, who went through a hideous divorce after a very messy marriage.’
BLISTERING
/ˈblɪs.tər.ɪŋ/
We went out in the blistering heat.
The runners set off at a blistering pace.
The vice president launched a blistering attack on Senate Republicans.
PALTRY
/ˈpɔːl.tri/
The company offered Frazer a paltry sum, which he refused.
a paltry gesture
SNIDE
/snɑɪd/
I am sure that he did not intend it, but it came over as rather a snide remark.
APPREHENSIVE
/ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sɪv/
I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting.
I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come.
EXQUISITE
/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/
1. Her wedding dress was absolutely exquisite.
an exquisite piece of china
2. The pain was quite exquisite.
A good comedian needs to have an exquisite sense of timing.
ABOMINABLE
/əˈbɒm.ɪ.nə.bəl/
The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions.
The weather's been abominable all week.
I think you are utterly selfish and your behaviour has been abominable.
WISTFUL
/ˈwɪst.fəl/
I thought about those days in Spain and grew wistful.
She cast a wistful glance at the bridal gowns in the window.
FLEET
/fliːt/
She was slight and fleet of foot.
FLEET of foot
