Personality words Flashcards

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Take up

A

Get interested in sth, start doing sth

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Chill out/ have a whale of a time/ let one’s hair down

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Have fun

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3
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Come round

A

Visit

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4
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Be on friendly terms with sb

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Get on/along

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5
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Get distant

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Drift apart

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6
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Amicable

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Friendly

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7
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Affectionate

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Loving

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8
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Assertive

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Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice

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Astute/Shrewd

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Able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it

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10
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Cheeky

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Rude in an amusing or an annoying way

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Compliant

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Too willing to agree with other people or to obey rules (sukalbamas, paklusnus)

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12
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Conciliatory

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Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm so that they can discuss or solve problems successfully

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13
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Cunning

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Able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb; syn. crafty/sly/wily

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14
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As wily as a fox

A

Gudrus/klastingas kaip lapė

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15
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Dedicated

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Commited

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16
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Determined

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Having made a firm decision to do sth

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17
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Determined

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Having made a firm decision to do sth

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18
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Devastated

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Extremely upset and shocked

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19
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Exhilarated

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Happy and excited

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20
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Absent-minded (syn.)

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Forgetful

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Too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones

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Fussy about sth

22
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Gullible

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Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and, therefore, easily tricked; syn. naive

22
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Gullible

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Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and, therefore, easily tricked; syn. naive

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Imaginative

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Having or showing new and exciting ideas; syn. inventive

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Acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you‘re doing; syn.- rash
Impulsive
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Determined to do sth despite difficulties
Persistent
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Reserved
Slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinion
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Obstinate
Stubborn
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Outspoken
Saying exactly what you think even if this shocks or offends people; syn.- blunt
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Having or showing strong feelings of love or enthusiasm and belief in sth
Passionate
30
Reckless-spendthrift
A person who wastes money
31
Quarrelsome
A person who likes to argue with other people; argumentative
32
Indipendent
Self-sufficient
33
Feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and oher people are wrong; syn.- sanctimonious
Self-righteous
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Able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion
Sensible
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Submissive
Too willing to accept sb else‘s authority and willing to obey them without questioning
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Vain/self-centred /conceited
Thinks only of oneself
37
Witty
Good-humoured
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Prepared to accept other views or behaviours
Broad-minded (ant. narrow-minded)
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Thick-skinned
Not easily affected by criticism
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A person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves
A wet blanket
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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
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A person who constantly wants to know about or interfere in the details of other people’s lives
A busybody
43
The person is old-fashioned and has not adopted certain modern customs, beliefs, or behaviors, stuck in the past
Behind the times/Fuddy-duddy
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A person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want
Go-getter
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A person who thinks they know everything, and that their opinions and ideas are the best.
A know-it-all/Smart alec/wise guy
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An active person who helps their company, organization, or group make progress
A mover and shaker
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An extroverted person who loves to socialize
A social butterfly
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Two very different persons are like...
Like chalk and cheese
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A person who is secretive or that little is known about them
A dark horse
50
A very talented person (idiom)
A whizz kid
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A person who is self-confident and ambitious and will do what is necessary to get what they want
A tough cookie