QSkills RW Unit 1: First Impressions Flashcards
accomplishment (n)
something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work
appreciate (v)
to understand how good or useful someone or something is
confidence (n)
the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully
consider (v)
to think of someone or something in a particular way or to have a particular opinion
cultural (adj)
relating to art, literature, music etc.; belonging or relating to a particular society and its way of life
demonstrate (v)
to show or describe how to do something or how something works
exaggerate (v)
to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is
expect (v)
to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
impress (v)
to make someone feel admiration and respect
maintain (v)
to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before
offensive (adj)
very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
professional (adj)
showing that someone has been well trained and is good at their work
punctual (adj)
arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged
research (n)
serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas
responsible (adj)
sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trusted
select (v)
to choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best, most suitable
slang (n)
very informal, sometimes offensive, language that is used especially by people who belong to a particular group, such as young people or criminals
standard (n)
that is considered to be acceptable, or the level that someone or something has achieved
stranger (n)
someone that you do not know
weakness (n)
a fault in someone’s character or in a system, organization, design etc
