Adjectives, pt. 1
Obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention
What is the meaning of conspicuous?
Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
What is the meaning of emphatic?
To acknowledge, often grudgingly or hesitantly; to give up a stance on something
What is the meaning of concede?
A distinctive, widespread, and usually pleasant or savory smell
What is an aroma?
A common rhythmic pattern in poetry, featuring lines with ten syllables that alternate between unstressed and stressed beats (da-DUM), creating five pairs, or "feet," per line.
What is iambic pentameter?
Joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic
What is the meaning of exuberant?
Lacking in special interest or liveliness; tasteless, not highly flavored
What is the meaning of bland?
To conclude by reasoning using logic and inference
What is the meaning of deduce?
To acknowledge, often grudgingly or hesitantly; to give up a stance on something
What is it to concede?
A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’).
What is a portmanteau?
Characterized by skill and competency, especially in a physical task
What is the meaning of deft?
Recklessly bold or rash
What is the meaning of foolhardy?
To spread thin or scatter and eventually vanish
What is the meaning of dissipate?
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
What is it to be dauntless?
What is a bókasafn?
Blunt in manner or speech to the point of ungracious harshness
What is the meaning of brusque?
Wandering with no fixed course; having a lack of consistency or regularity
What is the meaning of erratic?
To gradually lessen, pull away, or reduce
What is the meaning of ebb?
Knobby, rough, and twisted, especially with age
What is it to be gnarled?
A large ball of snow made by rolling a smaller snowball to increase its size
What is a hogmadog?
Devoid of warmth, comfort, and hope; barren, lifeless
What is the meaning of desolate?
Unshakeable or unyielding, especially in maintaining a position or opinion
What is the meaning of adamant?
Escape or avoid, particularly by cleverness or trickery
What is the meaning of evade?
Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
What is gaudy?
A village in Anglesey, Wales, famous for its extremely long name, the longest in the UK, which translates to "St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio near the red cave."
What is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?