Vocabulary

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

destructive; devastating

impoliteness

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

particular; special

narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness

uncivilized; uncivilised; primitive; savage

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

far away; far off; far; distant; in the distance

grim; stern; stark; heartless

easy; plain; simple

external; outside

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious

feebleness; weakness; imbecility

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

womanly; ladylike; feminine

proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

minimum; minuscule

proud; haughty; arrogant

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

detailed knowledge; finely detailed

freely; right and left; as one pleases

simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous

near at hand

vain; futile; transient; frivolous

unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; light (e.g. coat)

stable (market) after having bottomed out

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

conceptual; ideational; notional

seeming sad

illustrated; pictorial