Lesson 7

Question 1

Methodical

Answer 1

Systematic, careful

Question 2

Chauvinistic

Answer 2

Too patriotic

Question 3

Get carried away

Answer 3

Become too excited and lose control

Question 4

Obliging

Answer 4

Ready to help

Question 5

Superficial

Answer 5

Not caring about serious things

Question 6

Insecure

Answer 6

Not confident, uncertain about your own abilities

Question 7

Perfectionist

Answer 7

Someone who is not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect

Question 8

Tactless

Answer 8

Inclined to say things that upset or offend people

Question 9

Intuitive

Answer 9

Understanding instinctively

Question 10

Diligent

Answer 10

Hard-working

Question 11

Placid

Answer 11

Calm, does not easily become excited or angry

Question 12

Magnetic personality

Answer 12

Personality that attracts people to you

Question 13

Distrustful

Answer 13

Not trusting, suspicious of others

Question 14

Shrewd

Answer 14

Having good judgement

Question 15

Supportive

Answer 15

Gives help or encouragement

Question 16

Extravagant

Answer 16

Spends too much money or uses too much of something

Question 17

Down-to-earth

Answer 17

Practical and sensible

Question 18

Altruistic

Answer 18

Thinking of others rather than yourself

Question 19

Morose

Answer 19

Gloomy, unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile

Question 20

Shaped-tongued

Answer 20

Inclined to speak in a severe and critical way

Question 21

Naive

Answer 21

Without enough experience of life, trusting too easily

Question 22

Unstinting

Answer 22

Generous

Question 23

Astute

Answer 23

Clever and quick to see how to take advantage of a situation

Question 24

Cunning / sly

Answer 24

Clever in a negative way

Question 25

Dogged / resolute

Answer 25

Very determined to do something, even if it is very difficult

Question 26

Obstinate

Answer 26

Unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says

Question 27

Sober

Answer 27

Serious and calm

Question 28

Sullen

Answer 28

Angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people

Question 29

Frugal / thrifty

Answer 29

Careful when using money

Question 30

Parsimonious

Answer 30

Stingy

Question 31

Witty / pithy

Answer 31

Expressing an idea cleverly in a few words

Question 32

Unscrupulous

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Unprincipled

Answer 33

Having and showing no moral rules

Question 34

Dogmatic

Answer 34

Inflexible

Question 35

Garrulous / verbose

Answer 35

Having the habit of talking a lot, especially things which are not important

Question 36

Opportunistic

Answer 36

Using situations for own benefit