Saturday, October 02, 2010

#1322 Five English Adjectives: Fleeting, Portly, Straightforward, Sweltering, Woeful



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fleeting
long
short


fleeting
adj.
lasting for a very short time



portly
fat
thin


portly
adj.
(especially of a man) rather fat


straightforward
difficult
easy


straightforward
adj.
easy to do or understand



sweltering
cold
hot


sweltering
adj.
oppressively hot and humid



woeful
bad
good


woeful
adj.
very bad or serious; that you disapprove of



music

show start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Future Cha Cha
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States

bgm
artist: TSF
album: Mystic Opus
track: Sunny Day
from: Toulouse, France


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