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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 59: Texture, brightness, weight and density)


A. Texture – how something feels when you touch it

adjective typical examples
smooth /smuːð/ the paper in this book
polished varnished wood; a shiny metal surface
silky silk itself; fine, expensive tights or stockings
slippery a fish just out of the water
furry /ˈfɜːri/ a thick sheepskin rug
rough /rʌf/ new, unwashed denim jeans; bark of a tree
coarse /kɔːs/ sand
jagged /ˈdʒæɡɪd/ sharp, irregular edges of broken glass or metal
prickly a thistle; a cactus; thorns on a rose

Your hair has a silky feel. This cotton is very smooth to the touch. The table had a beautiful polished surface. /ˈsɜːfɪs/ The ground was rough underfoot.

B. Brightness

You wear such dull colours – why don’t you start wearing bright colours for a change?
The light’s too dim to read in here. We need another lamp.
I wear sunglasses when I drive because of the glare of the sun.

C. Density and weight

  • A solid ≠ hollow object.
  • She has thick ≠ thin/fine hair.
  • An area with dense ≠ sparse vegetation.
  • Your bag’s as light as a feather! Have you brought enough clothes?
  • Your bag’s as heavy as lead! What’s in it? Bricks?
  • This suitcase is very bulky/cumbersome. /ˈkʌmbəsəm/ [difficult, big and heavy]
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