C2 Proficiency Mission 8 Wordlist 2

enigmatic

• difficult to understand or mysterious
• holding one's attention or interest often to the point of being fully engaged or engrossed.
• lacking naturalness or spontaneity often because of excessive effort or pressure.

earnest

• showing sincere and serious intentions
• difficult to understand or mysterious
• holding one's attention or interest often to the point of being fully engaged or engrossed.

evocative

• tending to evoke or bring about a particular feeling or memory
• showing sincere and serious intentions
• difficult to understand or mysterious

unstimulating

• not interesting exciting or inspiring
• tending to evoke or bring about a particular feeling or memory
• showing sincere and serious intentions

portrayal

• a description or representation of something or someone
• not interesting exciting or inspiring
• tending to evoke or bring about a particular feeling or memory

inflame

• to provoke strong feelings especially of anger or excitement
• a description or representation of something or someone
• not interesting exciting or inspiring

intimidate

• to make someone feel afraid or threatened often to force them to do something
• to provoke strong feelings especially of anger or excitement
• a description or representation of something or someone

draw (on sth)

• to use or rely on something as a source of inspiration or support
• to make someone feel afraid or threatened often to force them to do something
• to provoke strong feelings especially of anger or excitement

exemplify

• to serve as a typical example of something
• to use or rely on something as a source of inspiration or support
• to make someone feel afraid or threatened often to force them to do something

sombre

• dark serious or sad in mood or tone
• to serve as a typical example of something
• to use or rely on something as a source of inspiration or support