Vocabulary 2 _Unit 9_ADJECTIVES

Front

wanting to be successful or

powerful

Back

AMBITIOUS

adjective

Example: Her career plan was

ambitious.

Front

wanting to know or learn

about something

Back

CURIOUS

adjective

Example: He was very curious about

how cars were made.

Front

very good at thinking of

new and original ideas

Back

INVENTIVE

adjective

Example: She was inventive in her story wrting

Front

showing no fear of

dangerous or difficult things

Back

BRAVE

adjective

Example: She was brave when she

jumped into the lake to rescue

the child.

Front

wanting to do something

very much and not allowing

anyone or any difficulties to

stop you

Back

DETERMINED

adjective

Example: He was determined to

succeed at school.

Front

hoping or believing that

good things will happen in

the future

Back

OPTIMISTIC

adjective

Example: She was optimistic that her

plan for the future would

work.

Front

able to do things effectively

and skilfully, and to achieve

results

Back

CAPABLE

adjective

Example: She was capable of working on

lots of difficult problems.

Front

not frightened of anything

Back

FEARLESS

adjective

Example: He was a fearless child.

Front

good at doing something,

especially because you have

practised doing it

Back

SKILFUL

adjective

Example: She was a skilful at playing the

guitar.

Front

showing intelligence, or

able to learn and

understand things easily

Back

INTELLIGENT

adjective

Example: He had a lot of intelligent

things to say about the

problem.