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USEFUL VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

1. Describing ways of talking

whisper shout bark remark

exclaim explain ask request

mutter plead complain replymumble appeal accuse insistbawl scream admit coax

answer command emphasize deny

2. Describing ways of walking

limp plod saunter totter

stride shuffle prowl amble

sneak march waddle stalk

pace toddle reel walk

hobble tramp stumble roam

stroll ramble trot wander

strut stamp stagger loiter

3. Describing ways of eating

much tear pick gorge

bite grind masticate gnawchew lick banquet graze

gobble gulp dine swallow

peck nibble tuck in suck crunch devour feast taste

4. Describing ways of drinking

sip gulp lap slurptipple guzzle quaff swill

5. Describing ways of thinking

to think to compare

to know to prove

to decide to summarizeto realize to conclude

to believe to predict

to consider to wonder

to imagine to misunderstand

to suspect to analyse

to agree to doubt

to deduce to confirm

to suppose to guess

to understand to assume

6. Describing water

run flow splash gushdribble trickle ooze leap

squirt spurt foam drip

7. Describing light

shine glare sparkle fickler

flame burn glisten gleam

beam shimmer dazzle glow

twinkle glitter flash radiate

8. Describing a fire

blaze glow flicker roar

crackle destroy spread leap

VERBS

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9. Night

cool cold lonely silent

eerie beautiful sultry quiet

dark gloomy moonlit starry

hot warm pleasant calmstormy mysterious romantic interesting

10. Day

busy noisy fair hot

bright cold dull wet

rainy sunny windy cloudy

gloomy beautiful glorious marvelous

pleasant delightful excellent enjoyable

11. Clothes

dowdy modern new old

gaudy simple plain sensible

cheap expensive fashionable old-fashioned

colourful comfortable worn-out provoking

fantastic tattered cultural dazzling

12. Feelings

hopefully satisfied enthusiastic gladdesperate contented miserable joyous

deli ghted discour aged re gretful depressed

excited ashamed resentful sad

jealous shy disgusted interested

bored angry terrified envious

tired impatient confident exhausted

nervous grateful uneasy amused

13. Useful adjectives describing people

Complimentary Uncomplimentary

active honest aggressive meddlesome

affectionate honourable boastful merciless

alert humble boisterous mischievous

ambitious humorous bold miserly

attractive industrious bossy moody

brave intelligent brutal narrow-minded

brilliant jovial calculating peevish

broad-minded just cheeky pessimistic

caring kind clumsy petty

cautious lively cold quarrelsome

charming lovable corrupted rebellious

cheerful loyal cowardly recklesscompassionate neat cruel restless

confident noble cunning rough

considerate obliging deceitful rude

cooperative optimistic destructive ruthless

courteous patient dishonest sarcastic

creative pleasant dull selfish

decisive popular fierce shameless

dedicated reliable foolish sickly

dependable resourceful frail slovenly

devoted respectable greedy snappy

energetic sensible grumpy spiteful

faithful sincere haughty stubborn

forceful slim heartless sullen

forgiving sociable hot-tempe red tempe ramental

friendl y sweet-natured impatient timidgenerous sympathetic impulsive treacherous

gentle tactful inconsiderate unapproachable

glamorous talented indifferent uncultured

graceful tolerant irresponsible unreasonable

gracious understanding jealous unscrupulous

grateful warm lazy vain

handsome wise lethargic vindictive

helpful witty mean wicked

ADJECTIVES

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Topic vocabulary for disaster

Topic vocabulary for outings

heavy rain power breakdown

thunderstorm traffic congestion

heavy downpour flooded low-lying areas

raining like cats and dogs roofs ripped off

lightning flashed across the sky damage to propertyhowling wind bad weather

rumbling thunder uprooted trees

roads impassable to traffic

terrifying fire-brigade

crackling sounds choking

pandemonium siren

chaotic panicflames panic stricken

smoke burnt

fire-engine suffocating

fire-fighters

gushing waters weather report

strong current stalled carsswift-flowing drown

evacuation centres relief centres

rising rapidly relief workers

reaching dangerous levels boats

wading rainy season

injuries screeching brakes

fractured legs/arms dent

collide shattered glass

first-aid ambulance

badly-injured hospitalknocked down unhurt

seriously wounded

bang

pleasant sceneryunpleasant picturesque

road nerve-wrecking

highway hazardous

winding tiring

steep gradient relaxing

reservations enjoyable

baggage

tents water

pitch nearby stream

adventurous camp-fire

exciting songs

knapsacks guitar

activities unforgettable

cooking utensils firewood

food

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Suggested topic vocabulary for describing people

STATURE

well-built chubby short

muscular fat tall

stocky slim thin

burly lanky frail-looking

petite

FACE

fare-complexioned round-shaped

dark-complexioned oval shaped

freckled wrinkledpimpled

rosy cheeks

EYES

sparkling

dreamy

waterysleepy

blood-shot

brown-eyed

HAIR

lustrous

shining

healthy-lookingthick

black

shoulder-length

OTHER USEFUL WORDS

intelligent brilliant conscientious

efficient capable diligent

hard-working accomplished wittystudious responsible talented

generous honest sinceresympathetic well-disciplined good-humoured

courageous soft-spoken quiet

timid humble mild-mannered

gentle adorable famous

well-known popular easy going

sociable out-going handsome

glamorous beautiful sophisticated

gorgeous fashionable trend-setter

shrewd selfish cunningirritating spiteful arrogant

rude snobbish mischievous

bold daring proud

cruel stubborn aggressive

impolite extravagant tactless

temperamental narrow-minded hot-tempered