ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES

Advanced Vocabulary - Negative Adjectives

Match the adjectives on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS

not as good as the average, and not acceptable
naive and easily deceived or tricked
strange and often frightening in appearance or character
very busy or full of activity
lacking strong flavour, bland
covered with a hard layer of something
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use, unwieldy
continuing or following without interruption
(of clothes, hair or somebody's appearance) very untidy
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

1)	dishevelled	(of clothes, hair or somebody’s appearance) very untidy
2)	grotesque	strange and often frightening in appearance or character
3)	insipid	lacking strong flavour, bland
4)	sinister	giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening
5)	substandard	not as good as the average, and not acceptable
6)	cumbersome	large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use, unwieldy
7)	gullible	naive and easily deceived or tricked
8)	incessant	continuing or following without interruption
9)	hectic	very busy or full of activity
10)	encrusted	covered with a hard layer of something