Vocabulary

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

obstinacy; stubbornness

bravery; prowess

stimulating; exciting; provocative

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

genius; prodigy; talented person

real; true

desperate; reckless

naked; nude

cool and refreshing

abrupt; sudden

dense; populous; crowded; thick

plain and simple; straightforward

intuitive

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

diligent; industrious; skillful; dextrous

treacherous; wicked; perverse

reasonable (price)

eloquence; oratory

poor and lowly

dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

disused; unused

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

flattery; adulation

ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

large-hearted; generous; liberal; open-handed; magnanimous; easygoing

greedy; avaricious; covetous

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary

steep; precipitous

extreme; terrible; excessive

elegant; exquisite