adj. erudite
(a) having or showing profound knowledge
(b) impatient especially under restriction or delay
(c) petty or reluctant in giving or spending; scrimy
(d) existing in name only
adj. verdant
(a) characterized by abundance of verdure
(b) full of high-spirited delight; joyful; jubilant
(c) inclined to judge too severely
(d) (usually followed by 'with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
adj. phlegmatic
(a) showing little emotion
(b) relating to or resembling an ape
(c) lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; stereotypical; unimaginative
(d) exacting especially about details; fussy; particular; picky
adj. muted
(a) having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
(b) in opposition to a civil authority or government; subversive
(c) being or made softer or less loud or clear; softened
(d) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; rueful; ruthful
adj. protean
(a) taking on different forms
(b) nonchalantly unconcerned
(c) filled with melancholy; depressed; downcast; downhearted; down in the mouth
(d) repeated too often; commonplace; old-hat; shopworn; threadbare |
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adj. methodical
(a) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; emaciated; haggard; pinched; skeletal; wasted
(b) performed in a systematic way; orderly
(c) serving as an introduction or preface
(d) excessively agitated; phrenetic
adj. comatose
(a) defying expression or description; ineffable; unspeakable; unutterable
(b) of trifling worth
(c) in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness
(d) all of the same or similar kind or nature
adj. heedless
(a) characterized by careless unconcern
(b) difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
(c) being or made softer or less loud or clear; softened
(d) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; floating; vagabond
adj. risque
(a) constituting a separate entity or part
(b) extremely evil or cruel; fiendish; hellish; infernal; satanic; unholy
(c) making great mental demands; knotty; problematic; problematical; tough
(d) suggestive of sexual impropriety; gamey; juicy; naughty; racy; spicy
adj. conceited
(a) pleasing to the sense of taste; savoury
(b) basic; elementary; fundamental
(c) implied by or inferred from actions or statements; understood
(d) characteristic of false pride; egotistical; swollen; vain |
