Topic 5 - Personality Flashcards
To be the life and soul of the party
A fun person, someone who is the centre of activity
To bend over backwards
To try very hard to help someone
Broad-minded
Prepared to accept other views or behaviours
Easy-going
Relaxed and not easily worried about anything
Extrovert
An energetic person who likes the company of others
Fair-minded
To treat people equally
Fun-loving
To enjoy having fun
To hide one’s light under a bushel
To hide one’s talents and skills
Good company
Enjoyable to socialise with
Good sense of humour
The ability to understand what is funny
Introvert
Someone who is shy
Laid-back
See ‘easy-going’
To lose one’s temper
To suddenly become angry
Narrow minded
Opposite of ‘broad-minded’
Painfully shy
Very shy
To put others first
To think of others before yourself
Quick-tempered
To become angry quickly
Reserved
Shy
Self-assured
Confident
Self-centred
Thinks only of oneself
Self-confident
Believes in one’s own ability or knowledge
Self-effacing
To not try to get the attention of others (especially in terms of hiding one’s skills or abilities)
To take after
To be like (often another member of the family)
Thick-skinned
Not easily affected by criticism
