Vocabulary Workshop Second Course - Lesson 1

appalling

adj. causing horror, shock or dismay

intentional

adj. done on purpose; deliberate

contagious

adj. easily spread from person to person

romantic

adj. having to do with love or adventure; appealing to the imagination; fanciful and unrealistic; n. a person who demonstrates these qualities

eminent

adj. high in rank or reputation; distinguished; outstanding or noteworthy

probable

adj. likely to be true or happen

picturesque

adj. suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid; charming or quaint to look at

ruthless

adj. without pity; cruel; hardhearted

epidemic

n. a sudden, widespread outbreak, usually of an infectious disease; adj. breaking out and spreading quickly

myriad

n. an indefinitely great or vast number; adj. countless, innumerable