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