Vocabulary

roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling

thick; dense; luxuriant

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

unfriendly; distant; cold

brilliant; bright; glorious

outspoken; frank; candid

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming

diligent; absorbed (in something)

fierce

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

various; varied; diverse; divergent; divided

languid; listless

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

obstinacy; stubbornness

bravery; prowess

trifling; trivial; slight

stimulating; exciting; provocative

having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

genius; prodigy; talented person

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity); patent; shameless; hollow (compliment)

real; true

average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill

jam-packed; packed in like sardines

desperate; reckless

accurate; exact; punctual; neat

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

naked; nude

passionate; fervent

monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull

cool and refreshing

graceful; neat

abrupt; sudden

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

false; hypocritical

brave; courageous; valiant; fierce

ferocious; fierce