Describing people: positive and negative qualities

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opportunistic

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using situations for own benefit

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methodical

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systematic, careful

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chauvinistic

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too patriotic

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to get carried away

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become to excited and lose control

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obliging

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ready to help

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superficial

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not caring about serious things

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insecure

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not confident, uncertain about your own abilities

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perfectionist

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someone who is not satisfied if things aren’t 100% perfect

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tactless

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inclined to say things that upset or offend people

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intuitive

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understanding instinctively

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diligent

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hard-working

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placid

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calm, does not easily become excited or angry

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magnetic personality

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personality that attracts people to you

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shrewd

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having good judgement

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distrustful

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not trusting, suspicious of others

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supportive

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gives help or encouragement

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extravagant

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spends too much money or uses too much of something

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down-to-earth

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practical and sensible

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altruistic

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thinking of others rather than yourself

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morose

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gloomy

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sharp-tongued

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inclined to speak in a severe and critical way

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naive

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without enough experience of life, trusting too easily

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cunning

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skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit

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stingy

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reluctant to part with money or goods

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industrious

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characterized by hard work and perseverance

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unstinting

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given or giving without restraint; unsparing

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resolute

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constant, faithful, loyal, staunch, and steadfast

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dogged

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having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

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frugal

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sparing or economical as regards money or food

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immoderate

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not sensible or restrained; excessive

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obstinate

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stubbornly refusing to change opinion or course of action

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parsimonious

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reluctant to part with money or goods

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dogmatic

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to follow a set of rules no matter what

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astute

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having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly

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witty

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amusing in a clever way

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pithy

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being short and to the point

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brusque

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abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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terse

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brief, or using very few words.

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unscrupulous

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behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

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verbose

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containing more words than necessary

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters