Vocabulary

mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

loyalty; devotion

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

keen; acute; heartfelt

soft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

barren; sterile; infertile

easy; simple; plain

calm; composed; cool; quiet

special; exceptional

incomplete; unfinished; imperfect

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

ordinary; commonplace

quiet; calm; leisurely; composed

damp; humid; wet

simplicity; plainness

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

personal; inter-personal

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

in name but not in reality

needless

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic

ordinary; common; mediocre

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

far away; far off

outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural

many-sided; multifarious; versatility

sharp; keen; acute

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

simple; easy; convenient; handy

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

empty; vacant; hollow

gentle; mild; meek; tender