27.1.1. gy. C1 (példák)

exaggerate verb /ɪgˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/ [I or T] túloz, eltúloz (többnek, jobbnak, stb. mond/mutat)

Don't exaggerate - it didn't cost that much!

exaggeration noun /ɪgˌzædʒ.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] túlzás

a slight/gross exaggeration of the facts

worse noun /wɜːs/ [U] rosszabb (dolog)

By the third month of the expedition they had endured many hardships, but worse was to follow.

"What about the bride's dress - wasn't it appalling?" "I don't know, I've seen worse."

disastrous adjective /dɪˈzɑːs.trəs/ katasztrofális, végzetes (hatás, következmény, eredmény, stb.)

disastrous consequences

a disastrous week

drastic adjective /ˈdræs.tɪk/ erőteljes, drasztikus, szigorú

drastic measures

gross adjective /grəʊs/ 2 nagyon komoly, vétkes; durva, visszataszító

They were accused of gross negligence.

That is a gross distortion of the truth.

intense adjective /ɪnˈtens/ 1 rendkívül nagy/erős, heves (meleg, fájdalom, érdeklődés, stb.)

intense heat/pain

overwhelming adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ elsöprő erejű, elementáris

She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.

She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.

An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.

utmost adjective /ˈʌt.məʊst/ [always before noun] (formal) (a lehető) legnagyobb (fontosság/komolyság hangsúlyozása)

a matter of the utmost importance

The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care.

dead adverb /ded/ halálosan, teljesen, nagyon (informal)

The exam was dead easy.