Adjectives, level 3

Ms. Fallach (United Kingdom)
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  1. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  2. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  3. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  4. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  5. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
  6. intermittently
    in a manner of stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  7. buffeted
    pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
  8. gibbous
    (used of the moon) more than half full
  9. bulbous
    rounded and bulging
  10. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  11. saucily
    in an impudent or impertinent manner
  12. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  13. injurious
    harmful to living things
  14. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  15. dependable
    consistent in performance or behavior
  16. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  17. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  18. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  19. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  20. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  21. delusional
    suffering from or characterized by erroneous beliefs
  22. unassignable
    incapable of being transferred
  23. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  24. tenacity
    persistent determination
  25. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
  26. stricken
    grievously affected especially by disease
  27. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  28. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  29. discretionary
    having the ability to act according to your own judgment
  30. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  31. impassable
    incapable of being gone across or through
  32. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
  33. enviable
    causing desire to have something possessed by another
  34. unenviable
    so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
  35. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  36. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  37. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
  38. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  39. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  40. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  41. dotty
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  42. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  43. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  44. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  45. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
  46. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  47. trifling
    not worth considering
  48. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
  49. newfangled
    needlessly modern, different, or innovative
  50. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  51. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  52. precipitous
    extremely steep
  53. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  54. doggedly
    with obstinate determination
  55. corpulent
    excessively large
  56. jaded
    exhausted
  57. congruent
    corresponding in character or kind
  58. salubrious
    promoting health
  59. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  60. dutiful
    willingly obedient out of a sense of respect
  61. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  62. riparian
    relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream
  63. additive
    characterized or produced by addition
  64. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
Created on Sun Oct 27 06:56:51 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Dec 28 16:36:27 EST 2013)

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