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English 15 Public

Advanced adjectives to practice for the CAE

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This camera takes (inspired / engrossing / breathtaking) pictures.

breathtaking

15

I saw her grandmother in town wearing a (pointless / trivial / hideous) hat.

hideous

10

This is a wonderfully (absorbing / ingenious / stunning) device for crushing garlic without having to peel it first.

ingenious

20

This idea is so (hackneyed / worthless / hideous) - there's nothing original about it at all.

hackneyed

25

Erika was wearing a really (invaluable / stunning / inspired) scarlet dress and jacket.

stunning

15

I find films with gratuitous violence utterly (trivial / impractical / appalling).

appalling

15

The basic idea is (ridiculous / hideous / trivial), and it clearly won't catch on.

ridiculous

15

The design is (delightful / invaluable / engrossing) and the materials are first class.

delightful

20

The Preston Medical Clinic utilized (inspired / cutting-edge / stunning) technology in every aspect of its practice

cutting-edge

10

Many of the patients threaten to report us, often for (trivial / pointless / worthless) reasons.

trivial

15

Surgeries, especially transplants, cost (inspired / engrossing / extraordinary) sums of money

extraordinary

20

The Hunger Games pushes beyond the boundaries of its sci-fi packaging to become an (engrossing / breathtaking / appalling) story for teens.

engrossing

20

The prosecution still had to explain why the two oldest boys were (guileless / adamant / ingenious) their mom was alive that morning.

adamant

20

It's not surprising to hear that Trump is ignorant, (obtuse / perspicacious / cognizant), hardheaded, slow-witted, undisciplined, and checked out.

obtuse

15

Trump has always been petty, but this was particularly (effulgent / sagacious / obnoxious).

obnoxious

20