Advanced AdjectivesMike2017-03-15T06:20:33+00:00

Advanced English adjectives

Advanced Adjectives

Advanced adjectives in English can be tough to remember. But having a few simple images like these can go a long way to making them stick. Some of the words on this list are pretty easy to use and understand. However they are used less often than many others. For example, canine is a much more common word but just as easy to understand as serpentine. But how often do you actually say serpentine? Not that often.

If you have suggestions or ideas for words to add to this list just drop me a line. (HINT: One-word requests can be made a lot easier than long lists.)

Worksheets

I haven’t made many worksheets for the vocabulary words here mostly because I teach vocabulary in context. However at times it can be helpful for students to see words as they appear in writing and to follow up on terms we’ve taught or practiced. I’ll add sheets like this over time but they aren’t my main focus on building the site right now.

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: He was left in abject depression after the storm.

: The hero had an adamantine strength.

: We get a lot of affluent customers in our store.

: It would be cool to be ambidextrous. Being able to use both hands would be so cool.

: I’m lucky I work with a lot of affable people.

: I’m just full of amorous thoughts.

: The wire being broken is analogous to a bridge being out.

: The VP is really an ancillary position.

: Mining is arduous work.

: I try to fill my house with aromatic things like flowers, perfumes and good food.

: Some people say it’s avant-garde but I think it’s awful.

: Some people do barbaric things in the name of their beliefs.

: The bereaved woman couldn’t be consoled.

: What a boorish couple of guys. They are so rough, so common.

: That dress makes you look a bit bovine don’t you think?

: Those clothes look like something from a bygone era.

: The cardinal numbers go one, two, three.

: The people outside the embassy were making a clamorous noise.

: This is such a dank cave.

: The book talks about a man who leads a debauched lifestyle.

: The decrepit old man lived in a decrepit old house but he was happy.

: These toys pose a deleterious risk to children.

: Writing disparaging comments online is just like writing disparaging letters to the paper.

: They couldn’t be more different. They are the most disparate brothers I have ever seen.

: Diurnal creatures are active in the day time.

: The show describes a dystopian society where everything is absolutely wrong.

: Those guys are pretty effeminate. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

: I”m so glad my professor is so erudite.

: The government put an excise tax on everything.

: Where is that horrible fetid smell coming from? Oh look! An old fish!

: I was flabbergasted when I saw the size of her engagement ring.

: I like taking old cars and making them functional again.

: The story talks about a little guy fighting a gargantuan man.

: This ghastly thing came floating out of the darkness.

: The priest made the ground hallowed. From now on it will a holy place.

: In a herculean act he lifted the car off his small dog.

: Illicit drugs are ruining some parts of society. That’s why they are against the law.

: The castle was impervious to arrows. They couldn’t damage it at all.

: We went to the party incognito. None recognized us in our costumes.

: My boss is indefatigable. He has energy aaaaaaallll day long.

: Try not to get inebriated at the party tonight ok? Last time you got drunk and did something stupid.

: What a jovial couple of guys. They seems so happy.

: What is that melodious sound? Is it music? Wow.

: I was absolutely mortified when the bird messed on my head.

: At the end of the movie this nefarious thing starts attacking the town.

: This car is totally nonfunctional.

: The mountain is making some ominous noises.

: The cardinal numbers go first, second, third.

: The penultimate game is the one before the last. Not the last.

: That guy is really nice but he looks sort of porcine.

: Why are you standing in such a precarious spot.

: He lay prone on the ground.

: He lay prostrate on the ground.

: You really are recalcitrant. You have no respect for authority at all.

: My friend takes way too many pictures of himself. He’s so selfiessistic.

: The river wound serpentine though the woods.

: I can’t look at injuries like that. I’m too squeamish.

: Scrooge was famous as an incredibly stingy person.

: Just lay supine on the table. That’s face up.

: That cake is a toothsome little morsel. It looks so tasty.

: The path up to the shrine is tortuous.

: Listening to my son practicing his violin is like torture. It’s torturous.

: He loved Pam, but it was an unrequited love.

: My uncle is kind of an ursine kind of guy. He looks like a big bear.

: A perfect utopian society just isn’t going to happen.

: It looks like you’ve got a venereal disease.

: There’s lot of verdant land around here. I love all this green.

: Why are you so vexed? What? What did I do?

: Asuka is so cute. She’s a really vivacious girl.