ESL Intermediate Vocabulary

Peter Griffin (United States of America)
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  1. annual
    completing its life cycle within a year
    Holiday sales account for nearly 20% of annual retail industry sales. Los Angeles Times (Oct 4, 2016)
    Ocurriendo o por pagar cada año.
  2. counterfeit
    not genuine; imitating something superior
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  3. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
    Desagradablemente frío y húmedo.
  4. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  5. envious
    painfully desirous of another's advantages
  6. intense
    possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
    Poseer o mostrar un rasgo distintivo en un grado mayor.
  7. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  8. minute
    a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  9. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
  10. shabby
    showing signs of wear and tear
  11. momentous
    of very great significance
  12. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  13. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  14. perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
  15. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  16. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  17. occasional
    occurring from time to time
  18. gory
    covered with blood
  19. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  20. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  21. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
Created on Wed Nov 06 13:34:54 EST 2013 (updated Tue Oct 04 16:24:31 EDT 2016)

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