Personality words Flashcards
Take up
Get interested in sth, start doing sth
Chill out/ have a whale of a time/ let one’s hair down
Have fun
Come round
Visit
Be on friendly terms with sb
Get on/along
Get distant
Drift apart
Amicable
Friendly
Affectionate
Loving
Assertive
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
Astute/Shrewd
Able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
Cheeky
Rude in an amusing or an annoying way
Compliant
Too willing to agree with other people or to obey rules (sukalbamas, paklusnus)
Conciliatory
Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm so that they can discuss or solve problems successfully
Cunning
Able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb; syn. crafty/sly/wily
As wily as a fox
Gudrus/klastingas kaip lapė
Dedicated
Commited
Determined
Having made a firm decision to do sth
Determined
Having made a firm decision to do sth
Devastated
Extremely upset and shocked
Exhilarated
Happy and excited
Absent-minded (syn.)
Forgetful
Too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones
Fussy about sth
Gullible
Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and, therefore, easily tricked; syn. naive
Gullible
Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and, therefore, easily tricked; syn. naive
Imaginative
Having or showing new and exciting ideas; syn. inventive
Acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you‘re doing; syn.- rash
Impulsive
Determined to do sth despite difficulties
Persistent
Reserved
Slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinion
Obstinate
Stubborn
Outspoken
Saying exactly what you think even if this shocks or offends people; syn.- blunt
Having or showing strong feelings of love or enthusiasm and belief in sth
Passionate
Reckless-spendthrift
A person who wastes money
Quarrelsome
A person who likes to argue with other people; argumentative
Indipendent
Self-sufficient
Feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and oher people are wrong; syn.- sanctimonious
Self-righteous
Able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion
Sensible
Submissive
Too willing to accept sb else‘s authority and willing to obey them without questioning
Vain/self-centred /conceited
Thinks only of oneself
Witty
Good-humoured
Prepared to accept other views or behaviours
Broad-minded (ant. narrow-minded)
Thick-skinned
Not easily affected by criticism
A person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves
A wet blanket
A person who makes comments and criticisms about a situation that they are not actually doing anything to help fix the problem
An armchair critic
A person who constantly wants to know about or interfere in the details of other people’s lives
A busybody
The person is old-fashioned and has not adopted certain modern customs, beliefs, or behaviors, stuck in the past
Behind the times/Fuddy-duddy
A person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want
Go-getter
A person who thinks they know everything, and that their opinions and ideas are the best.
A know-it-all/Smart alec/wise guy
An active person who helps their company, organization, or group make progress
A mover and shaker
An extroverted person who loves to socialize
A social butterfly
Two very different persons are like…
Like chalk and cheese
A person who is secretive or that little is known about them
A dark horse
A very talented person (idiom)
A whizz kid
A person who is self-confident and ambitious and will do what is necessary to get what they want
A tough cookie
