Complex adjectives (hard words)

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

fortuitous

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

base

low; mean

inadvertent

unintentional, accidental

interminable

endless

fathomless

too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion

malefic

causing harm

nocturnal

active at night

sinister

appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

surreptitious

secret, stealthy

innate

inborn; natural

immemorial

reaching back beyond the bounds of memory; extremely old

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless

irrecovable

incapable of being changed or called back

primitive

a person who belongs to early stage of civilization

venerable

respected because of age

taciturn

silent; not talkative

omnipresent

present in all places at all times

aural

pertaining to the ear

banal

common, ordinary

effusive

emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

impudent

disrespectful

frisky

lively and playful

deranged

insane

rapturous

characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

indignant

angered at something unjust or wrong

lofty

very high; noble

exerable

extremely bad, deserving of hate

azure

sky blue

infernal

relating to hell

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

tortous

having many twists and turns

anachronistic

out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

outmoded

no longer needed or fashionable

clairvoyant

exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

ell

small

impervious

incapable of being affected

dogged

persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

unalloyed

pure, of high quality

reclusive

preferring to live in isolation

copulant

obese

subservient

excessively willing to yield; submissive

unerring

making no mistakes, faultless, completely accurate

imminent

about to happen, threatening

obsequious

overly submissive and eager to please

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample

grandiose

impressive; showy; magnificent

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

solicitous

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

pompous

overly self-important in speech and manner

brazen

bold and without shame

insatiable

incapable of being satisfied

knavish

marked by skill in deception, cunning

lewd

vulgar, offensive, rude

truant

absent without permission

extortionate

extremely expensive

subordinate

lower in rank or position

cadaverous

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

livid

furiously angry

stingy

not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

turbulent

unruly, agitated, stormy

pedantic

excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

perceptible

capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

emaciated

unnaturally thin; wasted away

trite

commonplace; overused, stale

voracious

having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

ravenous

extremely hungry

podgy

short and fat

askance

with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

paltry

trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

vigorous

strong, healthy, and full of energy

vigilant

on the alert; watchful

infamous

having a bad reputation

overzealous

excessively enthusiastic

indigenous

native to a certain area

callow

without experience; immature, not fully developed

florid

highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

porous

full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

ruddy

having a healthy, reddish color

waggish

fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll

sultry

hot and humid

slavish

blindly imitative

ingenuous

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

indissoluble

unable to be destroyed; lasting

inculcate

teach and impress by frequent repetitions

rudimentary

basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

erotism

exaggeration of the passion for sex and sexual pleasure

homosexuality

sexual attraction to someone of the same sex

derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

viviparous

bearing live young

torrent

a heavy stream; a gush

obscene

offensive

sterilise

to kill all the bacteria in or on an object

squalid

filthy, wretched, debased

incongruous

out of place

axiomatic

self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

indisputable

beyond question or argument, definitely true

truculent

fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

primal

original; dating from the beginning of existence

sententious

self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; saying much in few words, pithy

pithy

brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

moralising

comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority

ingenious

clever

dismal

causing gloom or misery

conscientious

characterized by extreme care and great effort

imperious

overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

vivacious

lively, sprightly, full of energy

furtive

secret, stealthy

corporeal

having to do with the body

chronic

continuing for a long time

beneficent

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

lustrous

shining

impersonal

not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings

imploring

begging

hypocritically

in a way that accuses other people of weaknesses that the speaker also possesses

plaintive

expressing sorrow

indispensable

absolutely necessary

stoical

self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain