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an avid reader/football fan/stamp collector začněte se učit
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very enthusiastic (for people) avid very interested and enthusiastic an avid reader
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very obvious, done without shame or embarrassment (used to describe bad things) blatant very obvious, with no attempt to be honest or behave well
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breathtaking view/ scenery Fo ra child of his age, his knowledge of the subject was breathtaking. začněte se učit
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very beautiful, surprising or impressive breathtaking very beautiful or surprising breathtaking views
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It was a gripping tale of murder and intrigue. začněte se učit
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very exciting; for films and books If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your attention completely. a gripping story
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shocking, making you feel very upset (not used to describe people) harrowing making you feel extremely frightened or upset a harrowing experience
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They seem to have a very lax attitude towards security. začněte se učit
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not strict or not careful enough (for safety measures, security, morals, discipline, laws, etc) lax not careful enough or not well controlled
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He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence. začněte se učit
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not strict; used to describe people in a position to punish (parents, teachers, etc) The judge was lenient and let him off with a fine. A lenient punishment is not severe.
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a meteoric career The band's rise to fame was meteoric. začněte se učit
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very sudden and very quick (generally used with the noun rise) He was unprepared for his meteoric rise to fame. meteoric If the development of something is meteoric, it happens very quickly or causes great success.
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misleading making someone believe something that is untrue začněte se učit
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misleading: *** giving the wrong idea or impression misleading information/ advertisements/comments, etc misleading information/statements
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piercing: * loud and high-pitched (for noises) She let out a piercing scream of terror začněte se učit
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prolific: *** producing a large number of works (for artists, composers and writers)
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sporadic: *** happening at irregular intervals sporadic fighting/shots/violence/ outbreaks začněte se učit
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staunch: * very loyal staunch supporter/friend/ally/ Democrat, etc
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weeping: * (i) too general and therefore not valid (for statements and generalisations) (ii) large and affecting everyone (for changes and reforms) začněte se učit
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'Women are bad drivers' is a sweeping generalisation that is all too common these days. He proposed sweeping changes! to the country's electoral system.
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watertlght: impossible to prove začněte se učit
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wrong or argue against watertight arguments/court case/alibi
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dreary: *** boring and depressing a dreary day/life/town Her apartment was dreary and depressing. začněte se učit
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dull: *** boring, without life, excitement or colour dull afternoon/people/colour/ weather
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He had a mundane job in a local bank začněte se učit
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ordinary, boring, giving little satisfaction; often used to describe jobs mundane ordinary, or not interesting a mundane task/life
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tedious: ***boring, andoftenfrustrating začněte se učit
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atrocious: *** extremely bad začněte se učit
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strocious film/mess/game, etc
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dreadful weather/mistakes/acting
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lousy: *** (informal) very bad začněte se učit
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lousy day/hotel/teacher/singer
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flawless: *** perfect, with no faults flawless complexion/performance začněte se učit
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with no mistakes or bad characteristics a flawless complexion
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perfect and with no mistakes She speaks impeccable English
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unblemished: * sth that has not been spoilt or harmed začněte se učit
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unblemished record/reputation/ character
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arduous: *** tirinciand involving a lot of effort začněte se učit
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Gruelling activities are very difficult and make you very tired. a gruelling bicycle race
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tiring and lasting a long time začněte se učit
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gruelling schedUle/day/race
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strenuou: * needing a lot of physical effort začněte se učit
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strenuous activity/trip/effort/
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bedraggled: *** untidy, dirty and wet (for people začněte se učit
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The two bedraggled children trudged into the house,
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dishevelled clothes/hair/ appearance/man
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scruffy jeans I don't like to look scruffy. začněte se učit
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untidy (for people/places) old and wom out (for clothes
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astute good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage astutepolitician/decision začněte se učit
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clever at understanding i people and situations
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clever and good at using deception to achieve success začněte se učit
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clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people
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clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations začněte se učit
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good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage a shrewd businessman a shrewd investment shrewd businessman/ investment
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wily: * clever, experienced at j deceiving people and not easily i deceived (for people/behaviour wily - good at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people začněte se učit
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wily businessman/manoeuvring
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conventional ordinary, normal! conventional people/opinions/ ideas začněte se učit
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mainstream: *** ordinary, ~ conventional, neither strange nor 1 extreme 1 mains~rea. m belie~s/ideas /! orqenteetlonsloottuc
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middle-of-the-road pop music They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending. začněte se učit
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used to describe a person, organization, opinion, or type of entertainment that is not extreme and is acceptable to or liked by most people:
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He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. začněte se učit
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ordinary and not special or exciting in any way
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