B2 Unit 148: Describing things 16
6 B2 words: recommendable, gracefulness, balky, unthinkably, wornout, unusualness… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| recommendable adj | recommendablegood enough to be recommended | This hotel is clean, cheap and highly recommendable.This hotel is clean, cheap and highly recommendable. | |
| gracefulness n | gracefulnessthe quality of moving in a smooth, beautiful way | The gracefulness of the dancers surprised the audience.The gracefulness of the dancers surprised the audience. | |
| balky/ˈbɔki/ adj | balkyunwilling to work or move as expected | The balky old engine refused to start this morning.The balky old engine refused to start this morning. | |
| unthinkably adv | unthinkablyin a way too extreme to imagine | The mountain is unthinkably high and very hard to climb.The mountain is unthinkably high and very hard to climb. | |
| wornout adj | wornouttoo old or used to be useful | Tom threw away his wornout shoes and bought new ones.Tom threw away his wornout shoes and bought new ones. | |
| unusualness n | unusualnessthe quality of being strange or different | The unusualness of the situation made everybody curious.The unusualness of the situation made everybody curious. |