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Adol C1+ vocabulary unit 7C

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  • loud, harsh, rough, like snoring
    raucous/rokas/
  • I don't understand how on earth my brother enjoys that band, the music is so fast, almost ... it gets on my nerves
    frenetic
  • really loud and deep sound, like a storm
    thundering
  • relaxed, slow paced
    ambling
  • When I get home after work, I really enjoy listening to some ... melody, something soft and relaxing after a long day
    ambling/soothing
  • making you feel calmer
    soothing
  • lively, cheerful, happy
    jaunty
  • name three words similar in meaning(related to speed)
    brisk, jaunty, frenetic(less positive)
  • incongrous in a shocking way, discordant because of a lack of harmony
    jarring
  • really slow, almost inactive
    sluggish
  • The shallowness of the lower stream, where the current heard... and slow-paced, is probably due to the great quantities of silt brought down by these floods.
    sluggish/ambling/soothing
  • They used a ...song when the married couple came in, it felt kind of corny like in a soap opera opening.
    soppy
  • silly and too sentimental, kind of corny
    soppy
  • quick, active, happy
    brisk
  • pleasantly smooth or soft, free from harshness, melodious
    mellow
  • delicate, light, beautiful, like angels singing
    etherial
  • Her replacement cell phone rang with a.. . sound, it was really incongrous and kind of shocking
    jarring
  • moving upwards, growing in intensity
    surging
  • In the saloon, the noise of the... -really loud and harsh- crowd drowned out the screams coming from upstairs.
    raucous
  • the thriller was excellently accompanied by the ... music, it gave the impression that the murderer was lurking around
    menacing
  • raising and falling rithmically, melodious
    lilting
  • attractive and easy to remember
    catchy
  • too fast and too energetic
    frenetic
  • suggesting the presence of danger
    menacing
  • are mellow and soothing similar in meaning ?
    yes(mellow pleasantly smooth or soft/soft making you feel calmer
  • It was really .. the children were singing like angels
    ethereal/mellow also possible