Adjectives – Page 27 – Запоріжжя English Club

Adjective > Deplorable

07/02/2021 frank

Adjective – Deplorable (more deplorable; most deplorable) very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust : deserving to be deplored The company has shown a deplorable (=appalling, unconscionable) lack of concern for the environment. children living in Read More …

Adjective > Bare-bones

06/02/2021 frank

Adjective – Bare-bones including only what is most basic or needed a bare-bones Web site a bare-bones wedding ceremony The hotel rooms are bare-bones.

Adjective > Bite-size

06/02/2021 frank

Adjective – Bite-size small enough to be eaten in one bite bite-size pieces

Adjective > Clairvoyant

06/02/2021 frank

Adjective – Clairvoyant We took this word from French, where it means “clear-sighted.” If you trace that French word back to its Latin roots, you’ll see how it ultimately comes from the Latin clarus (“clear, or loud“) and videre (“to Read More …

Noun & Adjective > Yo-Yoing

05/02/2021 frank

Noun & Adjective – Yo-Yoing ou know the toy: one axle, two discs, one long string that can’t wait to get hopelessly tangled. Figuratively speaking, a yo-yo is anything that moves up and down, over and over, in a jerky Read More …

Adjective > Immaculate

04/02/2021 frank

Adjective – Immaculate 1 : perfectly clean The house was always immaculate. [=spotless] 2 : having no flaw or error : PERFECT She had an immaculate record of service. — immaculately adverb an immaculately dressed man

Adjective > Concerted

02/02/2021 frank

Adjective > Concerted always used before a noun done in a planned and deliberate way usually by several or many people They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome. a concerted action/campaign a concerted attack

Noun > Piffling

02/02/202102/02/2021 frank

Noun > Piffling As you breathe out, make a dismissive sound with your lips like “ppfff.” It’s a sound that says, “Whatever,” or “That’s dumb,” or “That doesn’t matter.” It’s the sound people probably had in mind when they started Read More …

Adjective > Nomadic

01/02/2021 frank

We can trace this word back to the Greek nomas, meaning “roving” or “wandering.” A nomad is a person with no permanent home who lives by roaming from place to place. So, nomadic people live by roaming from place to Read More …

Common errors with adjectives and adverbs

31/01/2021 frank

Today we’ll focus on mistakes with adjectives and adverbs. The first one involves the word “enough”: ERROR #1 Don’t say: This box isn’t enough big for all the books. Say: This box isn’t big enough for all the books. Enough Read More …