V4A Lesson 16 | Appearances

Example sentence:

Gloria purchased the chic outfit from a Parisian designer.

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1. chic (adj.)

Stylish; fashionable

Example sentence:

The polite and debonair man bowed as he offered the woman his seat.​

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2. debonair (adj.)

Charming in a friendly but sophisticated

way.

Example sentence:

Following an afternoon on the playground, the child appeared completely disheveled.

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​3. disheveled (adj.)

Messy; untidy in personal appearance.

Example sentence:

Susanna felt dowdy wearing her mother’s old dress to the party.

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4. dowdy (adj.)

Having an old-fashioned appearance; shabby and out of style.

Example sentence:

The old, worn-out couch looked drab next to the bright new chairs.

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5. drab (adj.)

Having a faded, dull appearance.

Example sentences:

(n) A white apron and a tall hat are typical garb for a chef.

(v) She was garbbed in a Renaissance gown.

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6. garb (n./v.)

(n) Clothing for a particular job or occasion.

(v) To dress in a particular way.

Example sentence:

Our tour guide called our attention to the gold-covered faucets and marble floors of the overly ostentatious bathroom.

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7. ostentatious (adj.)

Showy; meant to impress others.

Example sentence:

Linen and other fine fabrics may rumple easily if they are not cared for.

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8. rumple (v.)

To wrinkle or crease

Example sentence:

The garbage that littered the street was smelly and also unsightly.

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9. unsightly (adj.)

Unpleasant to look at.

Example sentence:

The plastic table was covered with a wood veneer that made it look like a fancy piece of furniture.

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10. veneer (n.)

• A thin, usually decorative layer of fine material glued onto an inferior material.

• An appearance giving a false, positive impression.