CLT Vocabulary: Description

Words for how things look, sound, and feel, each in a short sentence.

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Studio Dye

The dye in the studio bucket was vivid.

  1. 1.As used in the text, what does the word "vivid" most nearly mean?

Behind Glass

Voices in the museum hall sounded muted behind the glass.

  1. 2.As used in the text, what does the word "muted" most nearly mean?

Velvet Rope

Under the museum lamps, the velvet rope looked rich.

  1. 3.As used in the text, what does the word "rich" most nearly mean?

Wool Coat

The wool coat on the studio hook felt heavy.

  1. 4.As used in the text, what does the word "heavy" most nearly mean?

Linen Curtain

The linen curtain in the kitchen felt light in one hand.

  1. 5.As used in the text, what does the word "light" most nearly mean?

Studio Drum

The drum in the music studio sounded deep.

  1. 6.As used in the text, what does the word "deep" most nearly mean?

Kettle Whistle

The kettle in the kitchen sounded high as it whistled.

  1. 7.As used in the text, what does the word "high" most nearly mean?

Orchestra Room

The cello in the school orchestra room sounded low.

  1. 8.As used in the text, what does the word "low" most nearly mean?

Street Banner

The parade banner on the street looked loud beside the gray shops.

  1. 9.As used in the text, what does the word "loud" most nearly mean?

Museum Carpet

The museum carpet looked quiet next to the patterned rug.

  1. 10.As used in the text, what does the word "quiet" most nearly mean?

Display Case

The display case in the museum was clear.

  1. 11.As used in the text, what does the word "clear" most nearly mean?

Stove Soup

The soup on the kitchen stove was thick.

  1. 12.As used in the text, what does the word "thick" most nearly mean?

Pan Gravy

The gravy in the kitchen pan was thin.

  1. 13.As used in the text, what does the word "thin" most nearly mean?

Frozen Rolls

The frozen rolls on the kitchen counter felt hard.

  1. 14.As used in the text, what does the word "hard" most nearly mean?

New Brushes

The new brushes in the studio were stiff.

  1. 15.As used in the text, what does the word "stiff" most nearly mean?

Cheese Board

The cheese on the kitchen board was firm.

  1. 16.As used in the text, what does the word "firm" most nearly mean?

Clothesline

The clothesline behind the school was slack.

  1. 17.As used in the text, what does the word "slack" most nearly mean?

Canvas Frame

The canvas on the studio frame was tight.

  1. 18.As used in the text, what does the word "tight" most nearly mean?

Door Knob

The knob on the museum door was loose.

  1. 19.As used in the text, what does the word "loose" most nearly mean?

Track Fall

The runner's knee felt raw after a fall on the school track.

  1. 20.As used in the text, what does the word "raw" most nearly mean?

Cooked Carrots

The carrots from the school kitchen were tender.

  1. 21.As used in the text, what does the word "tender" most nearly mean?

Apple Slices

The apple slices in the kitchen were crisp.

  1. 22.As used in the text, what does the word "crisp" most nearly mean?

Breadbox

The loaf in the kitchen breadbox was stale.

  1. 23.As used in the text, what does the word "stale" most nearly mean?

Kitchen Lettuce

The lettuce in the school kitchen was fresh.

  1. 24.As used in the text, what does the word "fresh" most nearly mean?

Sink Towel

The towel by the kitchen sink was dry.

  1. 25.As used in the text, what does the word "dry" most nearly mean?

Kitchen Sponge

The sponge by the kitchen sink was damp.

  1. 26.As used in the text, what does the word "damp" most nearly mean?

Art Smock

The art smock in the studio felt coarse.

  1. 27.As used in the text, what does the word "coarse" most nearly mean?

Studio Sand

The studio sand was fine, almost like powder.

  1. 28.As used in the text, what does the word "fine" most nearly mean?

Wooden Stool

The wooden stool in the studio was crude.

  1. 29.As used in the text, what does the word "crude" most nearly mean?

Hallway Walls

The school hallway walls were plain.

  1. 30.As used in the text, what does the word "plain" most nearly mean?

Empty Stage

The museum stage was bare.

  1. 31.As used in the text, what does the word "bare" most nearly mean?

Cart Tire

The tire on the studio cart was bald.

  1. 32.As used in the text, what does the word "bald" most nearly mean?

Stairwell Bulb

The bulb in the school stairwell was naked.

  1. 33.As used in the text, what does the word "naked" most nearly mean?

Empty Canvas

The canvas in the studio was blank.

  1. 34.As used in the text, what does the word "blank" most nearly mean?

School Stairwell

The school stairwell was dark.

  1. 35.As used in the text, what does the word "dark" most nearly mean?

Class Photo

The student's hair in the school photo was pale.

  1. 36.As used in the text, what does the word "pale" most nearly mean?

Exit Sign

The exit sign in the school hall was green.

  1. 37.As used in the text, what does the word "green" most nearly mean?

Studio Walls

The studio walls were blue.

  1. 38.As used in the text, what does the word "blue" most nearly mean?

School Bus

The school bus on the street was yellow.

  1. 39.As used in the text, what does the word "yellow" most nearly mean?

Studio Backdrop

The studio backdrop was black.

  1. 40.As used in the text, what does the word "black" most nearly mean?

Chef Coat

The chef's coat in the school kitchen was white.

  1. 41.As used in the text, what does the word "white" most nearly mean?

Gallery Frames

The frames in the museum gallery were golden.

  1. 42.As used in the text, what does the word "golden" most nearly mean?

Storm Sky

The sky over the street looked leaden before the storm.

  1. 43.As used in the text, what does the word "leaden" most nearly mean?

Street Gate

The gate on the street was rusty.

  1. 44.As used in the text, what does the word "rusty" most nearly mean?

Studio Playback

The street interview in the studio sounded muddy.

  1. 45.As used in the text, what does the word "muddy" most nearly mean?

Morning Street

The street outside the school was foggy.

  1. 46.As used in the text, what does the word "foggy" most nearly mean?

Long View

The view down the street was hazy.

  1. 47.As used in the text, what does the word "hazy" most nearly mean?

Corner Lamp

The lamp in the studio corner was dim.

  1. 48.As used in the text, what does the word "dim" most nearly mean?

Pencil Sketch

The pencil lines in the studio sketch were faint.

  1. 49.As used in the text, what does the word "faint" most nearly mean?

Shadowed Figure

The figure in the museum painting was obscure in the shadow.

  1. 50.As used in the text, what does the word "obscure" most nearly mean?

Table Lamp

The lamp over the studio table was glaring.

  1. 51.As used in the text, what does the word "glaring" most nearly mean?

Noon Window

The museum window at noon looked radiant.

  1. 52.As used in the text, what does the word "radiant" most nearly mean?

Moon Canvas

The moon in the museum painting looked luminous.

  1. 53.As used in the text, what does the word "luminous" most nearly mean?

Hanging Bulb

The bulb hanging in the studio was incandescent.

  1. 54.As used in the text, what does the word "incandescent" most nearly mean?

Poster Paints

The poster paints in the studio were lurid.

  1. 55.As used in the text, what does the word "lurid" most nearly mean?

Marble Bust

The marble bust in the museum was pallid.

  1. 56.As used in the text, what does the word "pallid" most nearly mean?

Chalk Marks

The chalk marks on the school board were wan.

  1. 57.As used in the text, what does the word "wan" most nearly mean?

Storm Cloud

The storm cloud over the street was livid.

  1. 58.As used in the text, what does the word "livid" most nearly mean?

Singer Portrait

The singer's face in the studio portrait was florid.

  1. 59.As used in the text, what does the word "florid" most nearly mean?

Clay Bowls

The clay bowls in the studio were ruddy.

  1. 60.As used in the text, what does the word "ruddy" most nearly mean?

Plaster Mask

The plaster mask in the studio was ashen.

  1. 61.As used in the text, what does the word "ashen" most nearly mean?

Marble Face

The marble face in the museum was ghastly, the color of old bone.

  1. 62.As used in the text, what does the word "ghastly" most nearly mean?

Door Carvings

The carved faces on the museum door were grotesque.

  1. 63.As used in the text, what does the word "grotesque" most nearly mean?

Class Snapshot

The museum photo of the class was candid.

  1. 64.As used in the text, what does the word "candid" most nearly mean?

Display Costume

The costume on the museum mannequin was striking.

  1. 65.As used in the text, what does the word "striking" most nearly mean?

Sign Letters

The letters on the museum sign were bold.

  1. 66.As used in the text, what does the word "bold" most nearly mean?

Office Wallpaper

The wallpaper in the school office was busy.

  1. 67.As used in the text, what does the word "busy" most nearly mean?

Windy Hair

The student's hair on the windy street was wild.

  1. 68.As used in the text, what does the word "wild" most nearly mean?

Mural Colors

The colors in the school mural were subdued.

  1. 69.As used in the text, what does the word "subdued" most nearly mean?

Portrait Frame

The frame around the museum portrait was elaborate.

  1. 70.As used in the text, what does the word "elaborate" most nearly mean?

Hall Ceiling

The ceiling in the museum hall was ornate.

  1. 71.As used in the text, what does the word "ornate" most nearly mean?

Parade Costume

The parade costume on the street was flamboyant.

  1. 72.As used in the text, what does the word "flamboyant" most nearly mean?

Carved Mask

The carved face on the museum mask was homely.

  1. 73.As used in the text, what does the word "homely" most nearly mean?

Locker Paint

The paint on the school lockers was drab.

  1. 74.As used in the text, what does the word "drab" most nearly mean?

Gallery Walls

The gallery walls in the museum were stark.

  1. 75.As used in the text, what does the word "stark" most nearly mean?

Classroom Walls

The classroom walls at school were austere.

  1. 76.As used in the text, what does the word "austere" most nearly mean?

Planting Bed

The planting bed in the school courtyard was barren.

  1. 77.As used in the text, what does the word "barren" most nearly mean?

Courtyard Vines

The vines in the museum courtyard were lush.

  1. 78.As used in the text, what does the word "lush" most nearly mean?

Brass Handrail

The brass handrail in the museum was polished.

  1. 79.As used in the text, what does the word "polished" most nearly mean?

Trophy Case

The silver trophy in the school case was tarnished across the handle.

  1. 80.As used in the text, what does the word "tarnished" most nearly mean?

Back Tiles

The tiles behind the school kitchen were squalid.

  1. 81.As used in the text, what does the word "squalid" most nearly mean?

Studio Floor

The studio floor was immaculate.

  1. 82.As used in the text, what does the word "immaculate" most nearly mean?

Washed Counters

The kitchen counters were spotless.

  1. 83.As used in the text, what does the word "spotless" most nearly mean?

Washed Tables

After washing, the studio tables were pristine.

  1. 84.As used in the text, what does the word "pristine" most nearly mean?

Street Puddle

The scum on the street puddle looked foul.

  1. 85.As used in the text, what does the word "foul" most nearly mean?

Office Couch

The couch in the school office was shabby.

  1. 86.As used in the text, what does the word "shabby" most nearly mean?

Canvas Edge

The cut edge of the studio canvas was ragged.

  1. 87.As used in the text, what does the word "ragged" most nearly mean?

Kitchen Tiles

The glazed tiles in the school kitchen were glassy.

  1. 88.As used in the text, what does the word "glassy" most nearly mean?

Mural Cliff

The cliff in the museum mural was rugged.

  1. 89.As used in the text, what does the word "rugged" most nearly mean?

Kitchen Counter

The counter in the school kitchen was even.

  1. 90.As used in the text, what does the word "even" most nearly mean?

Studio Shelf

The shelf in the studio was level.

  1. 91.As used in the text, what does the word "level" most nearly mean?

Marble Bench

The marble bench in the museum felt smooth.

  1. 92.As used in the text, what does the word "smooth" most nearly mean?

Stone Wall

The stone wall along the street felt rough.

  1. 93.As used in the text, what does the word "rough" most nearly mean?

Doorway Floor

The floor by the studio door was gritty.

  1. 94.As used in the text, what does the word "gritty" most nearly mean?

Kitchen Floor

The kitchen floor was slick under the shoes.

  1. 95.As used in the text, what does the word "slick" most nearly mean?

Honey Spoon

The honey on the kitchen spoon was sticky.

  1. 96.As used in the text, what does the word "sticky" most nearly mean?

Dried Glue

The dried glue in the studio was rigid.

  1. 97.As used in the text, what does the word "rigid" most nearly mean?

Wire Sculpture

The wire sculpture in the studio was flexible.

  1. 98.As used in the text, what does the word "flexible" most nearly mean?

Old Tape

The old tape in the studio was brittle.

  1. 99.As used in the text, what does the word "brittle" most nearly mean?

Lamp Shade

The lamp shade in the museum was fragile.

  1. 100.As used in the text, what does the word "fragile" most nearly mean?

Set Wall

The studio set wall was flimsy.

  1. 101.As used in the text, what does the word "flimsy" most nearly mean?

Oak Bench

The oak bench in the museum felt solid.

  1. 102.As used in the text, what does the word "solid" most nearly mean?

Street Mist

The mist on the street was dense.

  1. 103.As used in the text, what does the word "dense" most nearly mean?

Studio Curtains

The studio curtains were sheer.

  1. 104.As used in the text, what does the word "sheer" most nearly mean?

Covered Window

The paint on the studio window was opaque.

  1. 105.As used in the text, what does the word "opaque" most nearly mean?

Plastic Sleeve

The plastic sleeve in the studio was transparent.

  1. 106.As used in the text, what does the word "transparent" most nearly mean?

Soup Pot

The broth in the kitchen pot was cloudy.

  1. 107.As used in the text, what does the word "cloudy" most nearly mean?

Water Jar

The water in the kitchen jar was turbid.

  1. 108.As used in the text, what does the word "turbid" most nearly mean?