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Passages 2 Unit 11A

Use the compound adjectives in the box to match with their definitions:
Absent-minded High-spirited Long-winded Soft-hearted Much-loved
Well-dressed Highly acclaimed Widely respected easygoing Forward-loo
Thought-provoking Well-known Under privileged Tight-fisted Far-reachin
Brown-eyed Empty-headed Hot-blooded Cold-hearted Warm-hearted
Narrow-minded Open-minded Hard-hearted Cool-minded airborne
airsick awestruck barefooted daylong downhearted
hardheaded lightweight newfound painstaking seaworthy
Highly trained Red-headed Tender-hearted spellbound **********

Hard-hearted If someone is hard-hearted, they are not kind or sympathetic.


Soft-hearted kind and often feeling sympathy for other people
High-spirited Someone who is …………. is energetic and happy and likes doing exciting and en
Cool-minded Calm and unexcitable
Widely respected …………. in a lot of different places, by a lot different people
Tender-hearted very kind and sympathetic
awestruck filled with feelings of admiration or respect
Absent-minded describes someone who tends to forget things or does not pay attention to w
Tight-fisted unwilling to spend money
Brown-eyed That has brown eyes
Much-loved That people love a lot
Cold-hearted showing no understanding for or regret at another person's suffering
easygoing relaxed and not easily upset or worried
airsick having the feeling that you will vomit because of the movement of an aircraft you a
Forward-looking Someone who is forward-looking always plans for the future.
Empty-headed silly, foolish or lacking good judgment
Far-reaching Something …….. has a great influence on many people or things
Red-headed That has red hair
Warm-hearted kind and affectionate
Well-dressed wearing attractive and stylish clothes
airborne carried or moved by a particular thing(air)
lightweight weighing only a little or less than average; not showing deep understanding
downhearted unhappy and lacking in hope, especially because of a disappointment or fail
Highly acclaimed ………… to a large degree, or at a high level
seaworthy in a condition that is good enough to travel safely on the sea
daylong That lasts all day
barefooted not wearing any shoes or socks
Narrow-minded not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from you
spellbound having your attention completely held by something, so that you cannot thin
hardheaded not influenced by emotions
Long-winded A ………. speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.
painstaking extremely careful and correct, and using a lot of effort
Thought-provoking making you think a lot about a subject
Underprivileged poor people; lacking the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc.
Well-known known or recognized by many people
Highly trained Trained to a large degree, or at a high level
Hot-blooded showing strong feelings very easily and quickly, especially anger or love
Open-minded willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your ow
newfound A ………… quality or ability has started recently.

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