Category: Adjectives

Awesome Adjective: Risky

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Meaning: Dangerous or likely to fail.

Examples:

He saves all his money because he thinks investing in the stock market is too risky.

You’ve got to be careful if you’re a parent of a teenager; they tend to try a lot of risky things.

It’s risky to stand too close to the edge of the platform – you might fall or somebody might even push you onto the tracks!

Pop Quiz:

Which of the following describes risky behavior?

A.  Riding a bike without a helmet.

B.  Smoking.

C.  Cheating on an exam.

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Awesome Adjective: Impatient

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Meaning: The opposite of patient – describing someone who is restless and can’t wait.

Examples:

The students were impatient to start school again after their long holiday vacation.

Another train will arrive in just a minute. Don’t be so impatient!

The line at the bank was long and you could tell the customers were getting impatient.

 

Pop Quiz:

What does an impatient person do?

A.  They go to sleep.

B.  They walk back and forth and run their hands through their hair.

C.  They quietly look out the window and daydream.

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Awesome Adjective: Reasonable

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Meaning: Logical, rational, moderate, not emotional.

Examples:

When I got angry, she told me to be reasonable.

They’ll only reach an agreement if both sides are reasonable.

Why are you late? Give me a reasonable explanation.

 

Pop Quiz:

If a store’s prices are reasonable, it means…

A.  they are high.

B.  they are low.

C.  they are neither high nor low.

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Awesome Adjective: Greasy

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Meaning: Describing something – usually food – that has a lot of oil or fat.

Examples:

I didn’t like the chicken. It was too greasy.

If you want to have a healthy diet, you should stop eating greasy food.

My hands were so greasy that I couldn’t turn the doorknob.

Pop Quiz:

Which of the following is usually greasy?

A.  French fries

B.  Steamed vegetables

C.  A mechanic’s hands

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Inappropriate Revisited

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From Salary.com:

Have you ever felt uncomfortable about a question someone asked in a job interview? Frankly, some things are none of your prospective employer’s business. Moreover, many types of questions are not only inappropriate, but even illegal.

Here are some examples of illegal job interview questions.

  • How old are you?
  • Are you married?
  • How many times have you been married?
  • Do you rent or own your home?
  • Whom do you live with?
  • What is your sexual orientation?
  • What’s your ethnicity/nationality?
  • What is your first language?
  • Were your parents born in this country?
  • What is your racial background?
  • Are you religious? Do you attend church?
  • Do you intend to have children? How many?
  • Do you have children?
  • What are your child care arrangements?
  • Are you pregnant?
  • Do you have any disabilities?
  • Have you had any recent illnesses or surgeries?
  • Do you work out regularly?
  • Do you smoke?
  • Have you ever been addicted to drugs?
  • What is your political affiliation?
  • Have you been injured on the job?
  • Have you ever filed for workers’ compensation before?
  • Have you ever declared bankruptcy?
  • Have you ever been arrested? (Questions about convictions are legal, however, and are considered to be security measures.

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And here’s a video describing what you can do if someone asks you an inappropriate question at a job interview:

 

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