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The document defines a series of adjectives describing qualities such as: - Imaginative, conservative, affectionate, decisive, resolute, idealistic, principled, astute, sober, pithy, terse. It also defines adjectives for negative qualities like: naive, dogmatic, inflexible, sullen, unscrupulous, verbose, garrulous. The definitions provide examples of how each adjective can be used to modify nouns when describing a person's characteristics or attitudes.

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Vocabulary

The document defines a series of adjectives describing qualities such as: - Imaginative, conservative, affectionate, decisive, resolute, idealistic, principled, astute, sober, pithy, terse. It also defines adjectives for negative qualities like: naive, dogmatic, inflexible, sullen, unscrupulous, verbose, garrulous. The definitions provide examples of how each adjective can be used to modify nouns when describing a person's characteristics or attitudes.

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imaginative /ɪˈmædʒənətɪv/ adjective

 an imaginative child
conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv $ -ɜːr-/ adjective

1 not liking changes or new ideas

 a very conservative attitude to education


 conservative views
3 not very modern in style, taste etc SYN traditional

 a dark conservative suit


conscientious /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ adjective careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do

 A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home.


 a conscientious and hard-working student
affectionate /əˈfekʃənət/ adjective showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about
them SYN loving

 affectionate towards - Jo is very affectionate towards her.


 an affectionate hug
overanxious (ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs, -ˈæŋʃəs) ADJECTIVE excessively worried, tense, or uneasy

witty /ˈwɪti/ adjective using words in a clever and amusing way

 witty remarks
 Laura’s very witty.
decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ adjective someone who is decisive is good at making decisions quickly and
with confidence OPP indecisive

 a decisive leader
 a talent for quick decisive action
morose /məˈrəʊs $ -ˈroʊs/ adjective bad-tempered, unhappy, and silent

 Daniel seems very morose and gloomy.


naive /naɪˈiːv/ adjective not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that
you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen

 Jim can be so naive sometimes.


 it is naive to think/suppose/assume etc
 It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away.
 She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her.
 They make the naive assumption that because it's popular it must be good.
 It was a little naive of you to think that they would listen to your suggestions.
unstinting /ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/ adjective formal unstinting support, help, care, or praise is great in amount
or degree and is given generously and willingly.

 She was quite unstinting in her praise.


 unstinting support/generosity
immoderate /ɪˈmɒdərət $ ɪˈmɑː-/ adjective formal not within reasonable and sensible limits SYN
excessive

 immoderate drinking
resolute /ˈrezəluːt/ adjective doing something in a very determined way because you have very
strong beliefs, aims etc OPP irresolute

 resolute opposition
 She remained resolute in her belief that the situation would improve.
 Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome.
 She's utterly resolute in her refusal to apologize.

dogged /ˈdɒɡɪd $ ˈdɒː-/ adjective dogged behaviour shows that you are very determined to continue
doing something

 a dogged determination to succeed


 ...his dogged insistence on their rights.
thrifty /ˈθrɪfti/ adjective using money carefully and wisely SYN economical

 hard-working, thrifty people


frugal /ˈfruːɡəl/ adjective careful to buy only what is necessary OPP extravagant

 As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.


 He led a remarkably frugal existence.
parsimonious /ˌpɑːsəˈməʊniəs/ adjective formal extremely unwilling to spend money

idealistic /aɪˌdɪəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective believing that you should live according to


high standards and principles, even if they cannot really be achieved, or showing this belief → realistic

 idealistic young doctors


 the idealistic values of the 1960s
principled /ˈprɪnsəpəld/ adjective formal someone who is principled has strong opinions about what is
morally right and wrong

 principled stand/opposition/objection etc - He took a principled stand against the legislation.


dogmatic /dɒɡˈmætɪk $ dɒːɡ-, dɑːɡ-/ adjective someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of
their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing

 Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic.


inflexible /ɪnˈfleksəbəl/ adjective unwilling to make even the slightest change in your attitudes, plans
etc OPP flexible

 inflexible attitudes towards change


astute /əˈstjuːt $ əˈstuːt/ adjective able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly,
especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself SYN clever

 an astute politician
 astute investments
sober /ˈsəʊbə/ adjective serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things

 a sober hard-working young man


 a sober reminder of the difficulties we face
sullen /ˈsʌlən/ adjective angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you →
morose

 Bill sat in sullen silence and refused to eat his lunch.


 a look of sullen resentment
pithy /ˈpɪθi/ adjective if something that is said or written is pithy, it is intelligent and strongly stated,
without wasting any words

 Press releases must be short and pithy.


 a series of pithy quotations
brusque /bruːsk, brʊsk $ brʌsk/ adjective using very few words, in a way that seems rude SYN abrupt

 a brusque manner
terse /tɜːs $ tɜːrs/ adjective a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you
are annoyed SYN abrupt

 Derek’s terse reply ended the conversation.


unscrupulous /ʌnˈskruːpjələs/ adjective behaving in an unfair or dishonest way

 unscrupulous employers
verbose /vɜːˈbəʊs $ vɜːrˈboʊs/ adjective using or containing too many words

 For once, his usually verbose wife was content to listen.


 Legal writing is often unclear and verbose.
garrulous /ˈɡærələs/ adjective always talking a lot SYN talkative

 Ian isn’t normally this garrulous!

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