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adjectives for people
vocabulary for writing
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to be on the verge of sth
- to be about to do or happen
to be at loggerheads with sb
/
sth
- to have an argument, disagreement
to be out of sorts
- not feeling well; irritable
querulous
: complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
puerile
: childish, immature, silly, or trivial
repugnant
: causing disgust or dislike
recondite
:
difficult
to
understand
because it is very
technical
or
specialized
scurrilous
:
insulting
someone by
spreading false stories
that are
intended
to
damage
their
reputation
reprehensible
: deserving blame or censure
tendentious
: tending to favour one side over another
tardy :
late
vaporous
: (of something) having the quality of vapor or mist
vituperative
: using strong language to criticize somebody
harshly
vexatious
: annoying or troublesome
reprehensible
: worthy of
condemnation
;
censurable.
lucrative
: producing a great deal of profit
pellucid
: clear and easy to understand
obtrusive
: causing annoyance by being too noticeable or conspicuous
prosaic
: lacking imagination, dull
ergo
:
therefore
erratic
: not even or regular in
pattern
or
movement
;
unpredictable.
glean
:
obtain
(
information
) from various sources, often with
difficulty.
grandiose
: impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
gratuitous
: done without good reason; uncalled for.
kindred
: similar in kind; related.
inscrutable
: impossible to understand or interpret.
enigmatic
: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
innocuous
: not harmful or offensive.
indulgent
: willing to allow someone to behave as they
want
, even if it is
wrong.
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