Cambridge1 Flashcards
Eccentric
Adj
Considered by other people to be strange or unusual: eccentric behavior - an eccentric aunt
Noun
Most people considered him a harmless eccentric
Indecisive
Adj
Unable to make decisions: a weak and indecisive man
Not providing a clear and definite answer or result: an indecisive battle
Clumsy
Adj
Moving or doing things in a very awkward way: I split your coffee. Sorry that was clumsy of me./ his clumsy fingers couldn’t unite the knot.
Apprehensive
Adj
Worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen: I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what i had said/ you have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
Assertive
Adj
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence so that people take notice: you should try and be more assertive
Cynical
Adj
Not caring that sth might hurt other people if there is some advantage for you: a cynical disregard for the safety of others
Egotistical
Adj
Excessively absorbed in oneself: he’s selfish, egotistical and arrogant
Gullible
Adj
Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked: the advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight
Adolescents
Young people
Attitude
Noun
The way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you feel and think: changes in public attitudes to marriage.
Retrospect
Thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time: in retrospect , i think that i was wrong. The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.
Contemporary
Adj Belonging to the same time Belonging to the present time Noun A person who lives or lived at the same time as sb else, especially sb who is about the same age
Bygone
Adj
Happening or existing a long time ago: a bygone age / era
Preceding
Immediately before
Topical
Adj
Connected with sth that is happening or of interest at the present time: a topical joke