People Flashcards
confident
assertive
likeable, appealing
charming
happy
cheerful
assured
self-confident
popular
well-liked
reasonable
sensible
tactful
diplomatic
nervous, worried
anxious
anxious
apprehensive
torpe
clumsy
cynical
sceptical, doubting
selfish
egoistical
easily deceived
gullible
too self-aware
self-conscious
emotionally stable
well-adjusted
confident
self-assured
concerned only with yourself
self-centred
self-indulgent
self-congratulatory
permissive
indulgent
critical of yourself
self-deprecating
pompous, vain
self-important
independent
self-reliant
selfish, narcissistic
self-absorbed
good, not naughty
well-behaved
of good upbringing
well-bred
taught etiquette as child
well-brought-up
with smart expensive clothing
well-dressed
high level of education
well-educated
knowledgeable
well-informed
polite, courteous
well-mannered
having varied abilities (polifacético)
well-rounded, multifaceted, multitalented, all-round, versatile
friendly, likeable
affable
uninterested, snobbish
aloof
aggressive, argumentative
belligerent
kindly, charitable
benevolent
willful, fickle
capricious
overly authoritative, relating to a doctrine
dogmatic
quirky, odd
eccentric
learned, educated
erudite
outgoing, sociable
gregarious
rash, hasty, fast moving
impetuous
lazy, sluggish
indolent
hardworking
industrious
hardworking, attentive, careful
diligent
obedient
submissive
respectful
deferential
not sophisticated, uneducated
uncultured
unfriendly
standoffish
careful
cautious
cautious
circumspect
imprudent, rude
insolent
bad tempered
irascible
dishonest
mendacious
erratic, volatile
mercurial
overly concerned with detail
pedantic
thoughtful, thinking
pensive
fastidious, pedantic (tiquismiquis)
pernickety
idealistic, romantic (quijotesco, soñador)
quixotic
reluctant, uncooperative
recalcitrant
cheerful, optimistic
sanguine
meticulous
scrupulous
determined, not changing
steadfast
uncomplaining, patient
stoic
expressing strong opinion
vociferous
stubborn
wilful
sad, melancholic, nostalgic
wistful
easily angered
short-tempered
mild mannered
even-tempered
thinking intensely
deep in thought
hard to satisfy
fussy
de principios
principled
someone who is too passionate or devoted - a fanatic
a zealot
someone who sees the way forward before everyone else
a visionary
someone who is very knowledgeable in a particular field
a connoisseur
someone who hides away from the rest of the world
a hermit
someone who is very practical in their approach to things
a pragmatist
someone who is rebellious and stands apart from the rest (inconformista)
a maverick
someone who is very outgoing and lively
an extrovert
someone who is quite shy and reserved
an introvert
a ‘yes man’ who flatters others to get what they want (adulador)
a sycophant
someone who has degraded themselves from the normal moral standard
a degenerate
a person who claims to be something they do not possess the qualities, qualifications or skills to be
a charlatan
someone who arbitrates
mediator
advocate sb in favor (defensor)
proponent
local, resident
denizen
sb great of renowned (lumbrera, celebridad)
luminary
advisor, teacher
mentor
supporter of party, cause
partisan
recklessly bold; behaving in a wild and risky way (audaz)
audacious
lacking any sense of guilt for your wrongdoings
remorseless
very argumentative (peleón)
quarrelsome
cruel, overly harsh or hostile (agresivo)
truculent
likely to interfere in other people’s affairs (entrometido)
meddlesome
unlikely to feel ashamed of your poor behaviour or behave humbly (descarado)
brazen
spiteful; determined to get revenge on people who wrong you (vengativo)
vindictive
thinking a lot of yourself and overestimating your own importance (farisaico)
self-righteous
too intense in close relationships; needing to be around your loved ones all the time (dependiente)
clingy
santurrón
holier-than-thou
