Criado por Natalie Fitterman
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Questão | Responda |
Touchy | Easily upset Ex: She became touchy and sarcastic, alienated friends and was soon fired from her job. |
Ostracized | to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc. Ex: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest. |
Ironical | Characterized by humor based on opposites or contradiction Synonyms sarcastic, sardonic |
Phony | Not genuine (authentic; real) Ex: Get real people, these aren't as genuine as you think. |
Innumerable | Countless The amount of traffic and slow speeds in urban areas mean that fewer will die from the innumerable accidents. |
Qualms | Doubt; feeling of unease Ex: They used, without qualm , whatever instruments they found at hand. |
Sheer | Complete and utter Ex: Even if she behaves herself, she could still overshadow her boss through sheer talent and energy. |
Sadist | One who is cruel for fun Ex: Many serial murderers are sadists. |
Composition | Piece of writing |
Suspense | Enjoyable tension; anxiety |
Exhibitionist | Attention seeker Ex: I know a lot of actors who are exhibitionists. |
Unscrupulous | Unrestrained by moral or ethical principles Ex: People who steal are unscrupulous. |
Solitary | Single; alone Ex: Holden lives a solitary life. |
Gore | Blood from a wound Ex: A lot of movies today are quite gory...yuk! |
Pacifist | One who believes in peaceful resolutions and refuses to take part in a war. Ex: Ghandi was a pacifist. |
Sincere | Honest; unfeigned |
Fiend | Person with strong interest in something; troublemaker Ex: The Joker in Batman is a fiend. |
Conscientious | Diligent; governed by a sense of what is right and wrong. Ex: She always made up her homework, even when she was absent. |
Adapts | Adjusts to something; changes to meet requirements. Ex: Many lizards adapt to the colors they are near and thus the color of their skin changes. |
Toying | Treating something casually or without seriousness. Ex: He yelled at the girl to stop toying with his affections. |
Suave | Charming, but often insincere. Ex: They all said he was a suave bachelor. |
Fouled | Contaminated; spoiled |
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