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  Word Descriptions objective, massive, chronic, intensive, pliable, placid, desolate, deft, listless, impromptu


   
Description of objective (adjective: objective; more objective; most objective; less objective; least objective)
having no prejudice; impartial; fair

Samples of objective
Newspapers are supposed to be an objective source of information.
It's difficult to be objective about a match that was as one-sided as a two-headed coin.



   
Description of massive (adjective: massive; more massive; most massive; less massive; least massive)
very heavy and large

Samples of massive
Two men lifted the massive box.
Germany has become increasingly concerned about the danger of importing inflation through an undervalued currency despite a massive balance of payments surplus, particularly within the EU.



   
Description of chronic (adjective: more chronic; most chronic; less chronic; least chronic)
continuing over a long period of time

Samples of chronic
The man was beginning to believe he had chronic bronchitis he's coughed for a month.
The prevention of ill-health and the successful treatment of chronic and acute illness in older people could result if they felt more positive about their potential for good health in old age, and had access to relevant information.
The depression of the late 1920s and chronic unemployment appeared to confirm Malthusian pessimism.



   
Description of intensive (adjective: more intensive; most intensive; less intensive; least intensive)
thorough; exhaustingly complete (e.g. study)

Samples of intensive
Nuclear physics is an intensive course of study.
Intensive and uncontrolled fishing in Russia's Far Eastern seas may soon lead to the total exhaustion of fish stocks, according to the Russian procurator-general's office.



   
Description of pliable (adjective: pliable; more pliable; most pliable; less pliable; least pliable)
movable; flexible

Samples of pliable
The pliable clay was great for sculpture art.
Linen, when new, had a certain quantity of starch applied, thereby making it slightly stiff whilst remaining pliable; wrapped in such material a body would be given a neat, crisp appearance and presentable for viewing, the shroud being drawn away from the features for this purpose.



   
Description of placid (adjective: placid; more placid; most placid; less placid; least placid)
still and calm

Samples of placid
The placid sky made the day great for a game of soccer.
Admittedly, this was a placid residential district, but there should be some exterior noise: occasional traffic, water dripping from the eaves, distant carol singers, murmuring electrical appliances.



   
Description of desolate (adjective: desolate; more desolate; most desolate; less desolate; least desolate)
lonely; sometimes barren

Samples of desolate
The desolate lands of the desert seem to go on for an eternity.
The railway in Glen Spean is the popular West Highland line between Glasgow and Fort William, a triumph of railway engineering through difficult terrain and completed only after incredible hardships and repeated problems in laying the line across the bogs of the desolate Moor of Rannoch.



   
Description of deft (adjective: defter; deftest; less deft; least deft)
skillful

Samples of deft
The magician was quite deft at his performance.
Forget all preconceptions of a wise-cracking booby whose lifestyle resembles a cross between Hugh Hefner and Ghostbusters -- here is the first Bond book (no sequel was planned) that supports with expert plotting, deft characterization and breathtaking cruelty Fleming's claim to be a major exponent of the spy novel genre.



   
Description of listless (adjective: more listless; most listless; less listless; least listless)
lacking in spirit

Samples of listless
After doing the same minuscule job for a week she was getting listless.
The contrast between the two American girls was almost painful; Ellen was so healthy and strong, while the waif-like Robin-Anne was pathetically wan and listless.



   
Description of impromptu (adjective: more impromptu; most impromptu; less impromptu; least impromptu)
without any preparation (e.g. remarks); unrehearsed

Samples of impromptu
He gave a nice impromptu speech at his buddy's wedding.
No after action reports seem to have been filed for any of these early raids, which is not surprising considering the impromptu nature of their planning and execution.



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