79 Uncommon (mostly) Adjectives – Flashcards
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aback
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by surprise
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abaft
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
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abashed
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feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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aberrant
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markedly different from an accepted norm
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abhorrent
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offensive to the mind
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abiding
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unceasing
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abject
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most unfortunate or miserable
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abortive
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failing to accomplish an intended result
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abounding
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existing in abundance
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abrasive
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sharply disagreeable
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abstracted
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taken out of or separated from
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acrid
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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adhoc
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done for a specific purpose, without regard for larger or future issues
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adjoining
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having a common boundary or edge
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aloof
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remote in manner
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ambiguous
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having more than one possible meaning
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auspicious
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tending to favor or bring good luck
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axiomatic
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evident without proof or argument
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barbarous
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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bawdy
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humorously vulgar
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boorish
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ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
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brash
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presumptuously daring
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cagey
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characterized by great cautious and wariness
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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cloistered
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providing privacy or seclusion
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craven
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lacking even the rudiments of courage
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dapper
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marked by smartness in dress and manners
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debonair
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gentle, courteous
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decorous
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characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
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didactic
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instructive (especially excessively)
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direful
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causing fear or dread or terror
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divergent
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diverging from another or from a standard
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draconian
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of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
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efficacious
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producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
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elated
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exultantly proud and joyful
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erratic
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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ethereal
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characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
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exultant
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joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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fallacious
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containing or based on a fallacy
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furtive
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
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heady
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extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
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incandescent
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emitting light as a result of being heated
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innate
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not established by conditioning or learning
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insidious
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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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irate
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angry; enraged
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languid
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lacking spirit or liveliness
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loutish
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ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
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macabre
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shockingly repellent
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nebulous
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lacking definition or definite content
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nondescript
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lacking distinct or individual characteristics
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obsequious
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attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
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onerous
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not easily borne
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ossified
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set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs, changed into bone
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overwrought
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deeply agitated especially from emotion
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parsimonious
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excessively unwilling to spend
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penitent
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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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picayune
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(informal terms) small and of little importance
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piquant
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stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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placid
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pleasantly calm or peaceful
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plucky
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showing courage in the face of danger
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quixotic
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not sensible about practical matters
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recondite
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difficult to penetrate
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sordid
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morally ignoble or base; vile
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true
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squalid
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morally degraded
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succinct
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briefly giving the gist of something
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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tawdry
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cheap and shoddy
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tenuous
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having little substance or significance
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torpid
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slow and apathetic
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truculent
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defiantly aggressive
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ubiquitous
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being present everywhere at once
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vacuous
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devoid of significance or point; complacently or inanely foolish
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verdant
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green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
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vivacious
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vigorous and active
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voracious
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excessively greedy and grasping
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waggish
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witty or joking
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wistful
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showing pensive sadness; full of longing or unfulfilled desire
