Positive Personality Adj

Question 1

The survivors in this life seem to be those who are adaptable to change.

Answer 1

Adaptable:

Able ro willing to change in order to suit different conditions.

Question 2

I’m not normally very adventurous when choosing my holidays.

Lydia is a person who has always had an adventurous spirit.

Come on - be a bit more adventurous! You always choose chicken and chips!

Instead of staying in the hotel all the time, we wanted to go out and be adventurous.

He’s looking for an adventurous companion to go backpacking with in China.

Answer 2

Adventurous:

willing to try new or difficult things

Question 3

She was quite affable at the meeting.

Answer 3

Affable: friendly and easy to talk to.

Question 4

an affectionate kiss.

He’s an affectionate little boy.

Answer 4

Affectionate:showing of feelings of love or like.

Question 5

If it is agreeable for you…

Answer 5

Agreeable:

pleasant

Question 6

He seemed an amiable young man.

Answer 6

Amiable: pleasant and friendly

Question 7

His manner was perfectly amicable, but I felt uncomfortable.

Few people have amicable divorces.

Amicable discussions.

as they couldn’t get along, they decided to separate amicably

Answer 7

Amicable:

Friendly, amiable

Question 8

He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn’t very communicative.

Answer 8

Communicative:

willing to talk to people and give them information

Question 9

I was hoping she might show a little compassion.

Answer 9

Compassion, compassionate:

a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them.

Question 10

a convivial atmosphere/host

Answer 10

Convivial: friendly and making you feel happy and welcome.

Question 11

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company’s pollution record.

It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director’s decision.

Answer 11

Courageous:having or showing courage.

Question 12

Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous.

Answer 12

Courteous:polite and showing respect

Question 13

You need to be more decisive.

A decisive relpy

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Answer 13

Decisive: able to make decisions quickly and confidently.

Question 14

a diligent student
Leo is very diligent in/about his work.
Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

Answer 14

Diligent:industrious, hardworking,

Careful and using a lot of efforts.

Question 15

I’m determined to get this piece of work done today.

Answer 15

Determined:

wanting to do sth very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you.

Question 16

The family made discreet enquiries about his background.

Answer 16

Discreet: respectful of other’s privacy,

careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention;

Question 17

She’s young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.

We need a dynamic expansion of trade with other countries.

They were advertising for a young, dynamic business manager for their London office.

Answer 17

Dynamic: having a lot of enthusiasm and ideas.

Question 18

Business innovation is a dynamic process.

The situation is dynamic and may change at any time.

Answer 18

Dynamic:

continuously changing or developing

Question 19

Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy’s new vitality.

Answer 19

Exuberant:

(especially of people and their behaviour) very energetic:

Question 20

Emma’s a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

Answer 20

Gregarious: (of people) likely to be with other people

Question 21

impartial advice

A trial must be fair and impartial.

Answer 21

Impartial:

not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument

Question 22

an imaginative designer

Answer 22

Imaginative:

good at thinking of new, original, and clever ideas,

Question 23

She was too much of an intellectual to find popular movies interesting.

Answer 23

Intellectual: n.

a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort

Question 24

Throughout her marriage she never considered her husband as her intellectual equal.

Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn’t provide much intellectual stimulation.

Answer 24

Intellectual: adj

relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas

Question 25

Most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong.

Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

Answer 25

Intuitive:

able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof.

Question 26

He’s very modest about his achievements.

Answer 26

Modest:

Not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements.

Question 27

Hassan is the neatest child I’ve ever met - even his shoes are clean!

I try to be neat, but my husband is a slob.

Answer 27

Neat:Neat people like to keep themselves, their house, and their possessions tidy and in good order,tidy, with everything in its place.

Question 28

That would be a neat solution for the problem.

Answer 28

Neat: Clever and simple

Question 29

a passionate speech
a passionate kiss/embrace

The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe.

The child’s mother made a passionate plea for help.

Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much).

They had a passionate courtship and a long, loving marriage.

It was a passionate and often stormy relationship.

Answer 29

Passionate:

having very strong feelings or emotions

Question 30

Be persistent - don’t give up.

He has been a persistent critic of the president.

She is a persistent offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.

Answer 30

Persistent:

Someone who is persistent continues doing something or tries to do something in a determined way

Question 31

She was a very placid child who slept all night and hardly ever cried..

Answer 31

Placid:having a calm appearance or characteristics.

Question 32

It was plucky of you to chase after the burglar.

Answer 32

Plucky: Brave

Question 33

able to reply in a clever or funny way without thinking for a long time

Answer 33

Quick-witted

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Question 34

He has a very rational way of looking at things.

He was too upset to be rational.

In that state of mind you can’t make a rational decision.

I’m sure there’s a perfectly rational explanation for it.

Answer 34

Rational:

Based on clear thought and reason

Question 35

He did not appear to be sensible of the difficulties that lay ahead.

A sensible person

Answer 35

Sensible:

having an understanding of a situation

Question 36

Roz is straightforward and lets you know what she’s thinking.

Answer 36

Straightforward:

Honest and not likely to hide their opinions.

Question 37

He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very sympathetic about my problem.

She just needed someone who would lend a sympathetic ear to her (= listen to her in a kind and understanding way) once in a while.

Answer 37

Sympathetic:
used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else’s suffering

Question 38

Thank you for calling when I was ill - it was very thoughtful of you.

She’s a very thoughtful person.

Answer 38

Thoughtful:

kind and always thinking about how you can help other people

Question 39

It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years.

She gave a witty, entertaining and articulate speech.

Answer 39

Witty:

Using words in a funny and clever way

Question 40

A leather jacket is a timeless and versatile garment that can be worn in all seasons.

He is a very versatile actor.

We want all our staff to be versatile.

This is a very versatile recipe - you can double the portions for a party.

Teachers have to be versatile to cope with different ability levels.

Answer 40

Versatile:

able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes

Question 41

a zealous supporter of the government’s policies

Answer 41

Zealous: eager and enthusiastic

Question 42

“We’re so pleased to meet you at last,” he said in a respectful tone of voice.

Answer 42

showing admiration for someone or something.

Question 43

Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in the classroom.
an obedient dog

Answer 43

Obedient:

doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority

Question 44

Girls are said to mature faster than boys. V

He matured a lot while he was in college. V

He’s very mature for his age.adj

The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.

Can we discuss this in a mature manner?

She’s much more mature than her brother.

Answer 44

Mature: adj and V
to become more developed mentally and emotionally and behave in a responsible way,
Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally.

Question 45

She is so likeable in every situation

Answer 45

Likeable: easy to talk and pleasant

Question 46

an ingenious idea/method/solution

He is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.

Answer 46

Ingenious:
of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods.

Question 47

He’s very humble about his success.
formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error.
In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.

Answer 47

Humble:

not proud or not believing that you are important

Question 48

Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background.

Answer 48

Humble:

poor or of a low social rank:

Question 49

It wasn’t very considerate of you to drink all the milk.

Answer 49

Considerate opp: inconsiderate

Kind and helpful.

Question 50

an attentive audience

Answer 50

Attentive:

Listening carefully

Question 51

He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.

an audacious remark/suggestion

Answer 51

Audacious, audaciousness

showing a willingness to take risks or offend people