ADJECTIVES TO

DESCRIBE
YOURSELF
1. For an interview.
1DILIGENT HARDWORKING 
2MOTIVATED DETERMINED 
3 DRIVEN prompted to do something 
4AMBITIOUS 
5COLABORATIVE   willing to work together   
6PUNCTUAL     to be on time  
7. EFFICIENT to work quickly in an organized way 
8. DETAIL ORIENTED   camilo accountant 
9PERSONABLE AFFABLE AMICABLE    easy to talk 
10ENTHUSIASTIC
11 ADAPTABLE 
12 INNOVATIVE   to come up with different ideas to solve a problem
13 ORGANIZED to arrange things in a methodical way
14 EXPEREINCED    to be able to get involved successfully
15. METHODICAL 
16 RESPONSIBLE 
17 RELIABLE    people can count on you 
18INSIGHTFUL
19 ARTICULATE    to be concise speak short and sweet 
20 PROACTIVE 

15 ADVANCED ADJECTIVES
1FRANK    direct not hold back
2BOISTEROUS     loud energetic   ruidoso 
3PERSISTENT 
4 UNASSUMING the students unassuming behavior meant that the teacher didn’t notice 
5 INTIMIDATING   AUSTERE 
6PRAGMATIC reasonable 
7 PRETENTIOUS   intentando presumir cristian espinosa 
8 CYNICAL 
9COCKY
10 CONCEITED    rave about  EXTOLL 
11 VAIN
12 DIPLOMATIC 
13 AFFABLE
14 CHATTY
15 KLUTZ   clumsy  foolish  awkward

100 adjectives  
positive 
alejandra is easy -going    laid -back
calm
humble 
level headed
###
Bossy        
talkative    habla mucho  charlatan 
negative 
impatient 
### cheeky 
Stubborn
naughty travieso 
bad temper
Emotional 
Mean 
Rude 
Dishonest 
untidy
####MONEY  negative
miser
spendthrift 
mean -   stingy 
tight-fisted       thrifty 
 POWERFUL
ADJECTIVES
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” MARK
TWAIN
Avoid using the following words: bad, good, small, big, nice, and beautiful.
Good (beneficial, a positive impact effect on, advantageous)
Walking 30 minutes every single day can have a positive impact on your
health)

Bad (atrocious, detrimental, harmful, unhealthy, have a negative

impact)
Not sleeping properly can be for your health in the long run
The weather is bad  (atrocious, awful, miserable,  terrible )

Eating junk food can be detrimental for your health

Small (tiny, minute, minuscule )
The glass smashed /shattered into tiny pieces
Big (gigantic, colossal, huge, massive)
Beautiful (stunning, striking, exquisite, splendid, awesome, in awe,
breathtaking gorgeous)
When I perched on the top of the mountain, I could appreciate a breathtaking
view of the whole city
Nice (  pleasurable enjoyable  fantastic wonderful tremendous)
Excellent (wonderful, impressive, tremendous, brilliant, superb)
How was the concert?
He rendered a tremendous performance.

-AVOID USING VERY WHEN DESCRIBING ADJECTIVES

I am happy- I am content
I am very happy – I am thrilled
I am very hungry- I am starving
I am very tired- I am weary/ knackered/ worn out/ exhausted /shattered.
I am mentally tired/ I am burned out/ fried
She is very nervous because of the exam – she is jittery because of the exam
I am very thirsty- I am parched, so I will buy a vive 100.
I feel lazy after a heavy lunch- I feel sluggish after a heavy lunch
This idea is very ridiculous- the idea is preposterous/ absurd
The coffee is very hot- the coffee is scalding
The weather is very hot- the weather is scorching it is a real scorcher
The food is very good - the food is mouth-watering/ tasty/ delicious
I am very cold- I am shivering
I am very hot - I am sweltering
I am busy - I am overwhelmed/ tied up/ swamped/ have a full schedule
Trasmilenio is always very crowded- transmilenio is jam packed so much so that many people
narrowly get into the buses.
It is very important – it is essential/ vital
You did a very good job- you did an outstanding /superb job
I have a terrible headache- I have an excruciating headache
His piano performance was perfect - his piano performance was / flawless/ spotless/ impeccable/
mindblowing
The earthquake was very damaging / the earthquake was devastating
I had a hectic schedule
I am tipsy I am alittle dizzy
I am sober
ADVANCED ADJECTIVES
germane    pertinente  
preposterous   ridiculo
perfunctory   a perfunctory smile  indiferente  leo asked a perfuctory questions to students
before the class was over 
truculent harold was standoffish   she seems standoffish but she is shy   poco amigable
truculent   agressivo     
-austere
capricious 
-defamatory 
-quintessential 
-esoteric 
-nascent  gene there is  a nascent problem 

###sustantives
quid proquo
catch 22
dichotomy
epitome  cr 7 is the epitome of a thick skinned person. 
myriad    a lot posibities  tres 
you will have little credence  if you change 
-sycophant Leo is not a sycophant   adulador cosy up  suck  extol  
give credence    have the credence
the zenith 
malaise
diletante   amateor   know a little about a topic . 

10 AMAZING ADJECTIVES
UBIQUITOUS 
CUMBERSOME  BURDENSOME  difficult to handle
FACETIOUS
ARDUOUS  requires exertion  strenous effort 
PRESUMPTOUS   
PENSIVE
CIRCUITOUS
CONSCIENTIOUS 
METICULOUS
CONVOLUTED 
UNCANNY 

CONSPICIOUS OUTLANDISH 

Give or take
S LANGS
Get off my back!!!! No me la monte
Ish
Bromance
Babe
Bring it on!!!
Lets get even
A Smart- aleck  flip the bird
Get out of here    si como no
It is my bad
No way
Sooner or later
For Pete s sake
Holly shit
It is my bad !!!!
Touche   
I am zonked I am exhausted
Get out of here!!!! No te creo, a lo bien , en serio
No way en serio???
The party is going to be Lit “LPM “
Thanks for throwing me under the bus   
He quit smoking cold turkey  de golpe    
It is all good      todo bien
Go bananas
What’s the tea?
You are a screw up /fuck up!!
I screwed up,  i messed up, / i blew it /i fucked up 
I blew the interview 

astounded   staggered 
bewildered   desconcertar 
stunned
amazed
astonished 
jorge was deeply moved 

i was deeply stirred by her performance 

 IDIOMS WITH PARTS
OF THE BODY
ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
 HEAD AND SHOULDERS
HANDS DOWN
AN ARM AND A LEG
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
GET OFF MY CHEST
GIVE THE COLD SHOULDER
SCRATCH YOUR BACK 
BY HEART
TO HAVE THE UPPER HAND
UNDER MY THUMB
TO TAKE IT ON THE CHIN    TO SHRUG IT OFF 
EYE TO EYE
OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE 
KEEP YOU CHIN UP
FACE TO FACE
PULL YOUR LEG
GIVE HIM/ HER THE COLD SHOULDER
SHAKE A LEG 
BREAK A LEG
DON’T TURN YOUR DEAF EAR!!!!!!!
DON’T SIDETRACK
GIVE A HAND 
AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
RUB ELBOWS WITH
PLAY BY EAR  ARBITRARY.
AS A RULE OF THUMB

AT THE TOP OF YOUR VOICE

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
NO BRAINER
A GOOD HEAD ON ONES SHOULDERS 
A HEART OF GOLD
CHANGE OF HEART
FROM MY HEART OF HEARTS
BUTTERFLIES IN ONES STOMACH CRUSH
THROW YOURSELF AT
INFACTUATED
IT DIDN’T WORK OUT .

TIME HEALS EVERYTHING

GET OVER
WE ARE GOING TO LET HIM DOWN
BLUSH
I WAS ABOUT TO

ALL EARS
BOTTLENECK
HANDS DOWN 
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART 
thick-skinned person
thin skinned person
heavy hearted 

Verbs and adjectives related to emotions

GESTURES
COLLOCATIONS
ADVANCED ADVERBS AND SUSTANTIVES TO HELP YOU SOUND SMART
 VERBS RELATED TO
EMOTIONS
Open up to
Vent
Bottle up
Fester
Release Pent up emotions
Tears start to well up .
Let /blow off steam
Hold back
Get off my chest

It gets me
I was deeply moved
To my dismay
It saddens me
He was grieving mourning

It strikes me
What strikes me about
Be blown away
Be astounded
Be bewildered

Be elated

Be enraptured/mesmerized /riveted by

Be infactuated

astounded   staggered 
bewildered   desconcertar 
stunned
amazed
astonished 
jorge was deeply moved 

i was deeply stirred by her performance 

GESTURES
wink
blink
squint
chin nod  
hiding your face 

scowl   frown on   why are you scowling at me =

flinch   recoil
cringe
startle 
sit up straight upright
lean over 
stroke your chin 
choke
tilt your head   cock  ponder 
hans on your hips
shake your hands
tap thier finger
rub your eyes
slouch   hunch over 
raise your hand
high five 
thumbs up
shrug your shoulders
FLIP THE BIRD    FIP OFF 
nod your head 
dazzle 
roll
cuddle
giggle 
 jiggle When cooking the flat bread, give it a jiggle
wedge 
tickle 

grin at 
giggle 
 LOOK WAYS
tilt  at     cock   
look at ,
watch  tv
watch an entire action
see notice
spot
stare  at 
glare  at 
frown on
sneak a glance
glance 
browse  look around 
peep
sneak a peek 
look away  down 
gaze at 
glitter 

MOVE WAYS
###PERCH ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF 
FLEE IN TEROR
Rock
Sway
Sway into      influenciar  influencia 
Lull   into a false sense of security 
Cradle
Shoot  zoom
March from 
Lumber
Charge at
Lither
Drag
Mill around
Cradle
Shriek
Loiter
Prowl
Wander
lurk
Charge at   lunge at 
Glide 
Venture on 
Venture outside.