Vocabulary

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

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

cold; short; curt; blunt

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

terse; concise; simple and clear

fertile; productive; fruitful

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

stormy; threatening

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin

wishful

separate; scattered; apart

experiential; empirical; experimental

useless; deadhead

perfectly clear

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

grand; far-reaching; ambitious

lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination)

yellow

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

underhanded; unfair

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

largehearted; frank; unaffected

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

pure; genuine; real

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

great laughter; burst of laughter

excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence