Adjectives Flashcards

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Awful

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both hands side of head, forehead heigth, fingers spread, middle fingertip touching fleshy part of thumb; flick both middle fingers so fingers point away from body

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Bad/Unfortunate

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dom hand in closed “5” against mouth, palm facing towards body, fingers pointing up; move hand away from mouth, rotating hand so palm facing down, stomach height.

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Beautiful/pretty

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dom hand w/fingers pinched together, at dom jawline height; change hand to open “5” and move in counter-clockwise circle around face; pinch fingers together when reach dom jawline

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Best

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dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm in front of mouth, fingers pointing to non-dom side; move hand to dom side of body and then up, changing dom hand to an “A”

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Better

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dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm in front of mouth, fingers pointing to non-dom side; move hand to dom side of body, changing to an “A”

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Big/Large

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Both hands in “L”, index finger bent (like in “X”), thumbs pointing up, palms facing each other, chest height, shoulder width apart; move hands further away from each other. (Can also do with a closed “5” instead of the modified “L”)

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Boring

uninteresting

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dom hand in “1” shape, pointing to dom side of nose; wiggle hand so finger looks like it’s squishing a bug on the dom side of your nose

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Buried

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dom hand in fist, palm towards non-dom side; non-dom hand in closed “5” palm down, same height as dom hand; move dom hand down and place under non-dom hand, top of dom fist touching non-dom palm

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Busy

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dom hand in “B”; non-dom hand in “B”, palm down, side of palm against dom wrist; move dom hand along non-dom hand, wrist to fingertips and back a few times.

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Cheap

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dom hand in “B”, palm facing non-dom side, fingers pointing away from body; non-dom hand in closed “5” (including thumb), palm facing dom side, fingers pointing up, fingertips at same height as side of dom hand; move dom hands toward non-dom hand, rotating at wrist so side of dom hand brushes against non-dom palm

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Clean/Nice/Pure

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dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm facing down; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm facing up, fingertips touching top of dom palm; move dom hand in circle over non-dom hand

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Cold

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Both hands in “S”, shoulder width apart, in front of shoulders; move arms slightly side-to-side a few times

looks like shivering

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Cool

temperature

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both hands in closed “5”, at shoulder level, palms facing behind; wave hands up and down while blowing out air

looks like trying to cool self off

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Crazy

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dom hand in open “5” by dom side of face, fingers slightly curled; twist hand at wrist a couple of times

looks like turning a door knob

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Curious

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dom hand in “F”, palm facing body, fingers pointing non-dom side; tap dom index & thumb against Adam’s apple a couple of times.

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Cute

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dom hand in “13”, fingertips touching chin; rub fingertips down chin a couple of times.

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Deaf

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dom hand in “1”, palm facing away from body, fingertip next to dom ear; move hand so fingertip points to bottom of lips

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Dirty

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dom hand in “5”, palm down, placed under chin; wiggle fingers

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Dumb

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dom hand in fist, palm towards body, knuckles against forehead; tap knuckles against forehead a couple of times.

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Engaged

(to be married)

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dom hand in “E”, palm down; non-dom hand in open “5”, palm down, ring finger below dom wrist; move dom hand in a small circle, then place dom wrist on non-dom ring finger

like “fiance” but with an E

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Exhausted

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both hands in fist touching diaphram; move both hands away from body and open to “5” palm up

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Expensive

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dom hand fingers pinched, palm facing non-dom side, thumb on top; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm up, fingers pointing away from body, palm underneath dom fingers; move dom hand in an arc away from the non-dom hand/body, turning dom hand at wrist changing from pinched fingers to “5” with palm down

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Favorite

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dom hand in “5”, middle finger forward, palm facing body; place tip of middle finger on chin

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Fine

As in Feeling

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dom hand in open 5, palm facing non-dom side, thumb against chest; wiggle dom fingers

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Funny
dom hand in closed "3", palm facing body; brush dom fingertips against tip of nose a couple of time
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Good
dom hand in closed "5", palm to body, fingertips on chin; non-dom hand in closed "5", palm towards chin; move dom hand to non-dom hand back of dom hand touching non-dom palm
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Handsome
dom hand in "H" at dom jawline height; move in counter-clockwise circle around face ## Footnote same sign as Hawaii
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Hard
dom index & middle finger in "X", palm facing non-dom side of body; non-dom index & middle finger in "X", palm facing dom side of body, top of hand below dom hand with space between; lower dom hand so hits top of non-dom hand a couple of times
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Hard of Hearing
dom hand in "H"; bounce hand away from body slightly
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Hearing
dom hand in "1", palm down, finger pointing to non-dom side, placed under nose; move dom finger in small circle
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Heavy
both hands in "5" in front of body, palms up; move hands down
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Hot
dom hand in bear claw in front of mouth, palm to body; move hand away from mouth and rotate so palm pointing away from body, while blowing air out of mouth
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Hungry
dom hand in "C" at top of chest, palm to body, thumb on top; move hand down to belly | do ONLY once ## Footnote if do more than once it means "horny"
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# Similar to "like" Interesting
both hands in "5", palm facing body, middle finger and thumb moved towards palm (forward), fingertips touching body with dom hand on chest and non-dom hand on belly; move both hands away from body, pinching middle finger & thumb together
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Lazy
dom hand in "L", palm to body; put dom hand on heart
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Liar
dom hand in closed "5" (thumb included), palm down, fingertips pointing to non-dom side & touching right side of chin; slide dom hand under chin to non-dom side
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Light | weight
both hands in "5", palms down, middle finger forward; flick hands at wrist so palms facing up
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Lousy
dom hand in "3", palm to nose, index & middle fingertips by nose; move dom hand towards dom-side of body and out; when reach dom shoulder, move dom hand towards non-dom side while still moving hand away from body (looks like throwing something from nose away)
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Most
both hands in "A", palms to each other, thumbs pointing up; move dom hand up
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New
dom hand in closed "5" (thumb included); bent at knuckles, palm to non-dom side; non-dom hand in closed "5" (thumb included), palm up, fingers pointing to dom side; move dom hand across non-dom hand fingertips to wrist in a scooping motion
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Old
dom hand in fist, touching bottom of chin; move hand down in a wavy pattern | looks like a beard
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Perfect
both hands in "F" at chest height, chest width apart
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Pregnant
dom hand in closed "5", palm touching stomach, thumb pointing up; move dom hand away from body
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Right/Correct
dom hand in "1", palm to non-dom side, finger pointing away from body; non-dom hand in "1", palm to dom side, finger pointing away from body, below dom hand; touch bottom of dom hand against top of non-dom hand
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Rude
dom hand in "5", palm down, middle finger more forward than others; non-dom hand in closed "5", palm up, bottom of pal touching dom middle finger; slide dom finger non-dom wrist to fingertip
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Same
dom hand in "Y", palm down; move hand side to side ## Footnote This is a directional sign. the hand should move between the things that are the same
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Short
dom hand in closed "5" (thumb included), palm down, fingers pointing away from body; place dom hand to side of body, hip height
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Shy
dom hand in closed "5", palm down, knuckles against dom cheek; rotate dom hand at wrist so fingers point to back
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Sick
dom hand in "5", middle finger forward touching middle of forehead; non-dom hand in "5", middle finger forward touching stomach
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Sleepy
dom hand in "5", palm to face; move dom hand away from face pinching fingers together, while closing eyes
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Slow
dom hand in closed 5, palm down, fingers pointing away from body; non-dom in closed 5, palm down, fingers pointing away from body, top of fingers touching bottom of dom fingers; move dom hand up non-dom arm slowly.
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Small/Little
both hands in "B", palms facing each other, fingers pointing away from body; move hands closer together
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Smart
dom hand in "5", middle finger more forward, middle fingertip touching dom side of forehead; flick dom hand at wrist so palm facing away from body
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Smelly
dom hand in closed "5", palm to body, fingers pointing to non-dom side; rub dom fingers against tip of nose a couple of times. ## Footnote Sme sign as "smell"
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Soft
both hands in "5", chest width apart, palm up; move both hands down, pinching fingers together (keeping hands separate)
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Special
dom hand in "F" in front of stomach, palm down; non-dom hand in "F", palm up, index & middle fingers interlocked with dom index & middle finger; move both hands up.
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Straight
dom hand in "B" in front of face, palm to non-dom side; move hand away from face while rotating at wrist so fingers point away from body
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Strong
both hands in "5", fingers slightly bent, palm to body, fingertips on shoulder; move hands away from body while making in to a fist
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Stupid
dom hand in "V", back of hand against forehead
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Surprised/Amazed
both hands in fist to side of eye, palm to face, index finger & thumb touching; move index finger up
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Sweet
dom hand in closed "5", fingertips touching chin; rub fingertips down chin a couple of times. ## Footnote Same as sign for "sugar"
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Tall
dom hand in closed "5", palm down; move dom hand to dom side of body above head
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Thirsty
dom hand in "1", pointing at top of throat; move finger down throat ## Footnote Use facial expressions to show how thirsty you are. DO NOT DO SIGN MULTIPLE TIMES!!
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Tired
both hands in closed "5" (thumb included), bent at the knuckles, fingers pointing down, index finger against chest; rotate hands at wrist so both hands have pinky finger against chest, while slumping shoulders
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Ugly
dom hand in "1", palm down, fist in front of nose; move dom hand to dom side of body, curling index finger while moving
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Warm
dom hand fingers pinched, fingertips touching lips; move hand away from body, while blowing air from mouth and changing hand to a "5"
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Wrong
dom hand in "Y", below chin, palm to body
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Young
both hands in closed "5" (thumb included), knuckles bent, fingertips against chest; flick hands up twice
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Evil
Both hands in “V”, thumb out to side, thumb touching jawline next to chin; curl index & middle fingers a couple of times.
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Evil
Both hands in “V”, thumb out to side, thumb touching jawline next to chin; curl index & middle fingers a couple of times.