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avid
an avid reader/football fan/stamp collector
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very enthusiastic (for people)
avid very interested and enthusiastic an avid reader
blatant
a blatant lie/foul
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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
breathtaking
breathtaking view/ scenery Fo ra child of his age, his knowledge of the subject was breathtaking.
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very beautiful, surprising or impressive
breathtaking very beautiful or surprising breathtaking views
gripping
It was a gripping tale of murder and intrigue.
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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
harrowing
a harrowing film/tale
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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
lax
They seem to have a very lax attitude towards security.
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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
lenient
He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence.
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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.
meteoric
a meteoric career The band's rise to fame was meteoric.
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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.
misleading
misleading making someone believe something that is untrue
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misleading: *** giving the wrong idea or impression misleading information/ advertisements/comments, etc
misleading information/statements
piercing: * loud and high-pitched (for noises) She let out a piercing scream of terror
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prolific: *** producing a large number of works (for artists, composers and writers)
sporadic: *** happening at irregular intervals sporadic fighting/shots/violence/ outbreaks
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staunch: * very loyal staunch supporter/friend/ally/ Democrat, etc
weeping: * (i) too general and therefore not valid (for statements and generalisations) (ii) large and affecting everyone (for changes and reforms)
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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.
watertlght: impossible to prove
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wrong or argue against watertight arguments/court case/alibi
dreary: *** boring and depressing a dreary day/life/town Her apartment was dreary and depressing.
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dull: *** boring, without life, excitement or colour dull afternoon/people/colour/ weather
mundane
He had a mundane job in a local bank
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ordinary, boring, giving little satisfaction; often used to describe jobs
mundane ordinary, or not interesting a mundane task/life
tedious: ***boring, andoftenfrustrating
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tedious journey/task/job
atrocious: *** extremely bad
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strocious film/mess/game, etc
dreadful: *** very bad
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dreadful weather/mistakes/acting
lousy: *** (informal) very bad
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lousy day/hotel/teacher/singer
flawless: *** perfect, with no faults flawless complexion/performance
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with no mistakes or bad characteristics a flawless complexion
impeccable
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perfect and with no mistakes She speaks impeccable English
unblemished: * sth that has not been spoilt or harmed
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unblemished record/reputation/ character
arduous: *** tirinciand involving a lot of effort
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arduous journey/task
gruelling
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Gruelling activities are very difficult and make you very tired. a gruelling bicycle race
tiring and lasting a long time
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gruelling schedUle/day/race
strenuou: * needing a lot of physical effort
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strenuous activity/trip/effort/
bedraggled: *** untidy, dirty and wet (for people
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The two bedraggled children trudged into the house,
dishevelled very untidy
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dishevelled clothes/hair/ appearance/man
scruffy
scruffy jeans I don't like to look scruffy.
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dirty and untidy
untidy (for people/places) old and wom out (for clothes
astute good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage
astutepolitician/decision
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clever at understanding i people and situations
crafty
clever and good at using deception to achieve success
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clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people
cratty man/plan/look
shrewd
clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations
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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
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
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wily businessman/manoeuvring
conventional ordinary, normal! conventional people/opinions/ ideas
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mainstream: *** ordinary, ~ conventional, neither strange nor 1 extreme 1 mains~rea. m belie~s/ideas /! orqenteetlonsloottuc
middle-of-the-road
middle-of-the-road pop music They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending.
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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:
run-of-the-mill
He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
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ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

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