Lesson 7 Flashcards
Methodical
Systematic, careful
Chauvinistic
Too patriotic
Get carried away
Become too excited and lose control
Obliging
Ready to help
Superficial
Not caring about serious things
Insecure
Not confident, uncertain about your own abilities
Perfectionist
Someone who is not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect
Tactless
Inclined to say things that upset or offend people
Intuitive
Understanding instinctively
Diligent
Hard-working
Placid
Calm, does not easily become excited or angry
Magnetic personality
Personality that attracts people to you
Distrustful
Not trusting, suspicious of others
Shrewd
Having good judgement
Supportive
Gives help or encouragement
Extravagant
Spends too much money or uses too much of something
Down-to-earth
Practical and sensible
Altruistic
Thinking of others rather than yourself
Morose
Gloomy, unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile
Shaped-tongued
Inclined to speak in a severe and critical way
Naive
Without enough experience of life, trusting too easily
Unstinting
Generous
Astute
Clever and quick to see how to take advantage of a situation
Cunning / sly
Clever in a negative way
Dogged / resolute
Very determined to do something, even if it is very difficult
Obstinate
Unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says
Sober
Serious and calm
Sullen
Angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
Frugal / thrifty
Careful when using money
Parsimonious
Stingy
Witty / pithy
Expressing an idea cleverly in a few words
Unscrupulous
Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
Unprincipled
Having and showing no moral rules
Dogmatic
Inflexible
Garrulous / verbose
Having the habit of talking a lot, especially things which are not important
Opportunistic
Using situations for own benefit
