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an avid reader/football fan/stamp collector commencer à apprendre
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very enthusiastic (for people) avid very interested and enthusiastic an avid reader
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very obvious, done without shame or embarrassment (used to describe bad things) blatant very obvious, with no attempt to be honest or behave well
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breathtaking view/ scenery Fo ra child of his age, his knowledge of the subject was breathtaking. commencer à apprendre
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very beautiful, surprising or impressive breathtaking very beautiful or surprising breathtaking views
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It was a gripping tale of murder and intrigue. commencer à apprendre
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very exciting; for films and books If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your attention completely. a gripping story
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shocking, making you feel very upset (not used to describe people) harrowing making you feel extremely frightened or upset a harrowing experience
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They seem to have a very lax attitude towards security. commencer à apprendre
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not strict or not careful enough (for safety measures, security, morals, discipline, laws, etc) lax not careful enough or not well controlled
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He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence. commencer à apprendre
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not strict; used to describe people in a position to punish (parents, teachers, etc) The judge was lenient and let him off with a fine. A lenient punishment is not severe.
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a meteoric career The band's rise to fame was meteoric. commencer à apprendre
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very sudden and very quick (generally used with the noun rise) He was unprepared for his meteoric rise to fame. meteoric If the development of something is meteoric, it happens very quickly or causes great success.
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misleading making someone believe something that is untrue commencer à apprendre
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misleading: *** giving the wrong idea or impression misleading information/ advertisements/comments, etc misleading information/statements
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piercing: * loud and high-pitched (for noises) She let out a piercing scream of terror commencer à apprendre
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prolific: *** producing a large number of works (for artists, composers and writers)
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sporadic: *** happening at irregular intervals sporadic fighting/shots/violence/ outbreaks commencer à apprendre
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staunch: * very loyal staunch supporter/friend/ally/ Democrat, etc
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weeping: * (i) too general and therefore not valid (for statements and generalisations) (ii) large and affecting everyone (for changes and reforms) commencer à apprendre
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'Women are bad drivers' is a sweeping generalisation that is all too common these days. He proposed sweeping changes! to the country's electoral system.
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watertlght: impossible to prove commencer à apprendre
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wrong or argue against watertight arguments/court case/alibi
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dreary: *** boring and depressing a dreary day/life/town Her apartment was dreary and depressing. commencer à apprendre
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dull: *** boring, without life, excitement or colour dull afternoon/people/colour/ weather
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He had a mundane job in a local bank commencer à apprendre
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ordinary, boring, giving little satisfaction; often used to describe jobs mundane ordinary, or not interesting a mundane task/life
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tedious: ***boring, andoftenfrustrating commencer à apprendre
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atrocious: *** extremely bad commencer à apprendre
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strocious film/mess/game, etc
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dreadful weather/mistakes/acting
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lousy: *** (informal) very bad commencer à apprendre
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lousy day/hotel/teacher/singer
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flawless: *** perfect, with no faults flawless complexion/performance commencer à apprendre
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with no mistakes or bad characteristics a flawless complexion
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perfect and with no mistakes She speaks impeccable English
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unblemished: * sth that has not been spoilt or harmed commencer à apprendre
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unblemished record/reputation/ character
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arduous: *** tirinciand involving a lot of effort commencer à apprendre
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Gruelling activities are very difficult and make you very tired. a gruelling bicycle race
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tiring and lasting a long time commencer à apprendre
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gruelling schedUle/day/race
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strenuou: * needing a lot of physical effort commencer à apprendre
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strenuous activity/trip/effort/
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bedraggled: *** untidy, dirty and wet (for people commencer à apprendre
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The two bedraggled children trudged into the house,
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dishevelled clothes/hair/ appearance/man
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scruffy jeans I don't like to look scruffy. commencer à apprendre
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untidy (for people/places) old and wom out (for clothes
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astute good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage astutepolitician/decision commencer à apprendre
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clever at understanding i people and situations
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clever and good at using deception to achieve success commencer à apprendre
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clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people
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clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations commencer à apprendre
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good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage a shrewd businessman a shrewd investment shrewd businessman/ investment
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wily: * clever, experienced at j deceiving people and not easily i deceived (for people/behaviour wily - good at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people commencer à apprendre
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wily businessman/manoeuvring
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conventional ordinary, normal! conventional people/opinions/ ideas commencer à apprendre
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mainstream: *** ordinary, ~ conventional, neither strange nor 1 extreme 1 mains~rea. m belie~s/ideas /! orqenteetlonsloottuc
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middle-of-the-road pop music They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending. commencer à apprendre
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used to describe a person, organization, opinion, or type of entertainment that is not extreme and is acceptable to or liked by most people:
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He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. commencer à apprendre
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ordinary and not special or exciting in any way
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