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C2Describir personas e ideas25 min

Adjetivos sofisticados para personas e ideas

Sophisticated adjectives for people and ideas

Describe mentes, caracteres, argumentos y problemas con adjetivos precisos como erudite, astute, incisive, tenuous, spurious e intractable.

Una buena redacción en el nivel más alto depende de adjetivos que transmitan exactamente el juicio adecuado. Algunos elogian la mente o el carácter de una persona; otros evalúan un argumento o una tendencia. El conjunto siguiente es útil en ensayos, reseñas e informes, donde un solo adjetivo preciso puede sustituir a toda una frase de explicación.

eruditeadjetivo
que tiene o muestra gran erudición; que ha leído muchoThe erudite librarian could discuss any period of history.
astuteadjetivo
que comprende rápido una situación y la aprovecha; astutoAn astute negotiator, Sofia secured a far better price.
magnanimousadjetivo
generoso e indulgente, sobre todo con un rival o con alguien con menos poderThe winner was magnanimous and praised her opponent's skill.
insidiousadjetivo
que se extiende poco a poco y de forma dañina sin que se noteThe insidious effect of constant noise only became clear after years.
tenuousadjetivo
muy leve o débil; que apenas se sostieneThe link between the two events was tenuous.
incisiveadjetivo
claro y agudo, que va directo al centro de un problemaHer incisive questions exposed the weakness in the plan.
spuriousadjetivo
falso, aunque parezca auténticoThe spurious claim spread quickly online.
ephemeraladjetivo
que dura muy poco tiempoFame on the internet is often ephemeral.
intractableadjetivo
muy difícil de resolver, manejar o controlarCongestion in the old town has proved an intractable problem.
sanguineadjetivo
alegremente optimista, sobre todo en una situación difícilKofi remained sanguine despite the poor forecasts.
tacitadjetivo
entendido o implícito sin que se digaThere was a tacit agreement not to mention the dispute.
inscrutableadjetivo
imposible de entender o interpretarThe old judge's inscrutable face revealed nothing.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige el adjetivo correcto

Elige el adjetivo que mejor completa cada frase.

  1. Only a truly _____ scholar, who had read widely in several languages and fields, could trace the origin of the phrase.

  2. The link between the two studies is _____: it rests on a single, unverified anecdote.

  3. The disease is _____: symptoms are mild at first and the damage builds up unnoticed.

  4. Despite the poor forecasts, Kofi remained _____ about the company's future.

  5. Her analysis was _____: in a few sharp sentences it went straight to the heart of the problem.

  6. Fame on social media can be _____: today's star is forgotten by next month.

  7. The winner was _____ in victory, praising her rival's skill and offering to share the prize.

  8. There was a _____ agreement among the staff that nobody would mention the incident again.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa las frases

Completa cada frase con una palabra de esta lista. Usa cada palabra una sola vez: astute, spurious, intractable, inscrutable, erudite, magnanimous, insidious, tenuous.

  1. The investor sold her shares weeks before the market turned.

  2. The claim that the herb cures every illness is ; no study has ever confirmed it.

  3. The boundary dispute between the two neighbours proved : years of patient mediation failed to bring them any closer.

  4. The old judge's face was ; no one could tell what he was thinking.

  5. Her lectures, full of references to philosophy, history and mathematics, attract students from every faculty.

  6. It was of him to forgive the debt in full.

  7. The spread of misinformation is hard to notice until it has changed opinions.

  8. Because the connection between the two events was extremely slight and , the committee refused to draw a conclusion.

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