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chic

very fashionable and elegant


classic
simple and traditional in style or design; not affected by changes in fashion
conservative
traditional styles and values
elegant
attractive and designed well
frumpy
clothes that are not fashionable
fashionable
following a style that is popular at a particular time
flashy
attracting attention by being bright, expensive, large, etc
formal
very correct and suitable for official or important occasions
retro
using styles or fashions from the recent past
quirky
strange or weird in a good way
functional
practical and useful; with little or no decoration
funky
fashionable and unusual
stuffy
very serious, formal, boring or old-fashioned
sloppy
that shows a lack of care, thought or effort
trendy
very fashionable

stylish
fashionable; elegant and attractive
arrogant
behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people
dignified
calm and serious and deserving respect
eccentric
considered by other people to be strange or unusual
innocent
not guilty of a crime, etc; not having done something wrong
intense
having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about
somebody/something
intellectual
well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about
things
sinister
seeming evil or dangerous
smug
looking or feeling too pleased about something you have done or achieved
contingent
a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common,
especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the
event
demeanour
the way that somebody looks or behaves
discreet
careful in what you say or do, in order to keep something secret or to avoid
causing embarrassment or difficulty for somebody
facade
the way that somebody/something appears to be, which is different from the
way somebody/something really is

psychologist
a scientist who studies and is trained in psychology
stability
the quality or state of being steady and not changing or being disturbed in any
way (= the quality of being stable)
timeless
not appearing to be affected by the passing of time or by changes in fashion
yoga
a system of exercises for your body and for controlling your breathing, used by
people who want to become fitter or to relax

audacious
willing to take risks to achieve something
confidential
meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people
frivolous
having no useful or serious purpose
hazardous
involving risk or danger, especially to somebody's health or safety
problematic
difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems; not certain to be
successful
prudent
sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding
unnecessary risks
unethical
not morally acceptable
aware of
to know about

crazy about
to be obsessed with or to really enjoy something
curious about
to be interested in learning more about
familiar with
to know and be comfortable with
fed up with
bored or unhappy, especially with a situation that has continued for too long
grateful for
feeling or showing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you
or has done as you asked
intimidated
feeling frightened and not confident in a particular situation
knowledgeable about
knowing a lot about
leery
suspicious or careful about something/somebody, and trying to avoid doing it
or dealing with them
reliant
to be dependent on
sick of
to be tired or finished with something that bothers you
suspicous of
feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, without
having any proof
congregation
the group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to
worship
eschew
to deliberately avoid or keep away from something
humility

the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people; the quality of
being humble
rural
connected with or like the countryside
Persecution
to treat somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race,
religion or political beliefs

best of luck
used to wish somebody success with something
no such luck
used to show disappointment that something you were hoping for did not
happen
out of luck
chance happening of fortunate or adverse events
bad luck
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
beginner's luck
the initial good fortune or success commonly supposed to come to a person
who has recently taken up a new pursuit, as a sport or game
push your luck
to try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have
luck of the draw
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life
believable
that can be believed
conceivable
that you can imagine or believe
convincing
that makes somebody believe that something is true

credible
that can be believed or trusted
dubious
not knowing whether something is good or bad
far-fetched
very difficult to believe
fishy
that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest
iffy
not in perfect condition; bad in some way
misleading
giving the wrong idea or impression and making you believe something that is
not true
plausible
reasonable and likely to be true
well-founded
having good reasons or evidence to cause or support it
auction
a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most
money for them
behead
to cut off somebody's head, especially as a punishment
curse
a rude or offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very
angry
hoax
an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true,
especially something unpleasant
phoney
something or someone not real
infamous

well-known for being bad or evil


legend
a story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be
true; this type of story
ultraviolet
of or using electromagnetic waves that are just shorter than those of violet
light in the spectrum and that cannot be seen

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