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Anxious

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worried and nervous:
My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

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Apprehensive

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feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen:
I’m very apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting.

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Assertive

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Someone who is assertivebehavesconfidentlyand is notfrightenedto say what theywantorbelieve:

If you reallywantthepromotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.

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Charm

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B2 [ C or U ]

a quality that makes you like or feel attracted to someone or something:

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Cynical

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believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere:
She has a pretty cynical view of men.

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Egotism

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thinking only about yourself and considering yourself better and more important than other people:

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Gullible

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easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

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Self-confident

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B2

behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your ability or knowledge:

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Self-conscious

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nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions:
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent.

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Sensible

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based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:

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Tactful

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careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone:
Mentioning his baldness wasn’t very tactful.

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Well- liked

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liked by many people:

A colleague described him as well liked and respected by all.

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Self-absorbed

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only interested in yourself and your own activities

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Self-assured

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having confidence in your own abilities:
The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.

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Self-centred

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only interested in yourself and your own activities:

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Self-congratulatory

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praising yourself or saying how well you have done something

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Self-deprecatory

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(also self-deprecatory)

trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important:

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Self-important

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believing that you are more important or have a higher value than other people:

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Self-reliant

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C1
not needing help or support from other people:
Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.

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Well-adjusted

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A well adjusted person is reasonable and has good judgment and theirbehaviour is not difficult or strange:

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Well-bred

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mainly UK

speaking or behaving in a way that is generally considered correct and polite

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Well-brought-up

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People, especially children, who are well brought up are polite and act in a quiet and pleasant way, because they have been taught this behaviour at home:

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Well-dressed

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wearing attractive and stylish clothes

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Well-educated

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having had a good education:

[ before noun ] well-educated and highly motivated workers

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Well-informed

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having a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject or things in general:

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Well-mannered

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behaving in a pleasant and polite way:

The other visitors were too well mannered to complain.

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Well-rounded

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involving or having experience in a wide range of ideas or activities:
The article is well rounded and is fair to both sides of the dispute.

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Trait

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a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour:
His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

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Assertive

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C2
Someone who is assertive behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe:
If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.