Personality Flashcards
Ambitious
having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich:
high-reaching, eager, determined, thirsty, itching
He’s very ambitious for his children (= he wants them to be successful).
nosy
too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them:
She was complaining about her nosy parents.
blunt
saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings:
brusque, curt, bluff , gruff, candid, frank , direct , forthright, plain-spoken, outspoken , straightforward , unceremonious,
I’ll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
stingy
unwilling to spend money:
parsimonious, miserly, closefisted, tightfisted, tight , penny-pinching,
He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.
fall out
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them:
argue , fight , quarrel
He left home after falling out with his parents.
take after
to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character:
look like, be like, seem like, resemble , remind people of, appear like
He takes after his mother/his mother’s side of the family.
greedy
Wanting a lot of more food, money, etc. than you need
It would be greedy to have another slice of cake
generous
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc. especially more than is usual or expected
open-handed, bountiful, munificent, charitable
The charity will go under unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months.
The man was really generous because he help a lot of students.
stubborn
A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else (inatçı)
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.
Even as a small child, he could be stubborn.
