Describing words 3
37 English words (level C2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.
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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| extracurricular | outside the normal school lessons | She does many extracurricular activities. |
| fabled | famous; also from stories | We visited the fabled city of Timbuktu. |
| farcical | ridiculous | The situation was farcical. |
| flagging | becoming tired or weaker | Coffee revived my flagging energy. |
| flighty | not serious and often changing | He is too flighty to keep a job. |
| forlorn | sad and lonely | The dog looked forlorn. |
| fractious | easily upset and difficult to control | The children were fractious. |
| gauche | awkward in social situations | He was shy and gauche. |
| genomic | about all the genes of a living thing | Genomic research is advancing fast. |
| glitzy | showy and glamorous | It was a glitzy party. |
| gravitational | about gravity | The moon has a gravitational pull. |
| haphazard | without order or planning | The books were in a haphazard pile. |
| hapless | unlucky | The hapless driver got lost again. |
| haughty | proud and unfriendly | He is cold and haughty. |
| hermetic | completely sealed; also cut off from the outside | The jar has a hermetic seal. |
| histrionic | too emotional and dramatic | Her reaction was histrionic. |
| hypothetical | imagined; not real | It's only a hypothetical question. |
| hysterical | out of control because of emotion; also very funny (informal) | The film was hysterical. |
| idiomatic | natural, as native speakers say it; also using idioms | Her English is very idiomatic. |
| idiosyncratic | unusual and particular to one person | He has an idiosyncratic style. |
| ignominious | embarrassing and shameful | It was an ignominious defeat. |
| impeccable | perfect | Her manners are impeccable. |
| imperceptible | too small to notice | The change was imperceptible. |
| impressionistic | giving a general feeling rather than details | It's an impressionistic account. |
| improvisational | made up without preparation | She does improvisational theatre. |
| inartistic | not artistic | The poster was inartistic. |
| inchoate | just beginning and not fully formed | His ideas are still inchoate. |
| incipient | just beginning | There are signs of incipient disease. |
| incongruous | strange or out of place | The modern sofa looks incongruous in the old house. |
| incumbent | currently holding a position; also necessary as a duty | The incumbent president lost. |
| indignant | angry because something is unfair | She was indignant at the accusation. |
| indiscrete | not divided into separate parts (often confused with 'indiscreet') | The colours form an indiscrete mass. |
| indolent | lazy | He is an indolent student. |
| inexorable | impossible to stop | the inexorable rise in prices |
| infallible | never wrong | Nobody is infallible. |
| infernal | about hell; also very annoying (old-fashioned) | Stop that infernal noise! |
| ingenuous | honest and trusting, sometimes too much | She gave an ingenuous smile. |