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Vocabulary - Describing People Character Flashcards

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Intelligent

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ADJ.

  • able to learn and understand things quickly and easily
  • a highly intelligent young man
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Bright

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ADJ.

  • Intelligent
  • A bright Idea, a bright journalist
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Clever

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ADJ.

  • Quick to understand and learn ; Intelligent
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Shrewd

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ADJ.
/ʃruːd/

  • able to judge a situation accurately and turn it to your own advantage
  • Barbara made some shrewd investments.
  • It was a shrewd move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise

Synonym: Astute, Calculating, Clever

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Brainy

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ADJ.

Informal Term for Intelligent

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Stupid

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ADJ.

  • Showing pour judgment or little intelligence; silly or unwise
  • She was really stupid to quit her job like that.
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Half-witted

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ADJ.

  • Stupid ; Foolish
  • a half-witted proposal
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Daft

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ADJ.
(informal)

  • Stupid
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Dim

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ADJ.
(Informal)

*Stupid

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Brainless

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ADJ.
(Informal)

*Stupid

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Dumb

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ADJ.
(Informal)

*Stupid

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Crafty

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ADJ.

  • clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way; clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods
  • I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations.
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Cunning

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ADJ.

  • the quality or skill of being clever at planning something so you get what you want, especially by tricking other people
  • We need to show some cunning if we want to defeat the enemy
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Sly

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ADJ.

  • Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
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Pessimist

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N.

  • a person who thinks that bad things are more likely to happen or who emphasizes the bad part of a situation
  • Change may not come as fast, or as brutally, as the pessimists fear.
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Optimistic

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ADJ.

  • Hopeful and confident about future
  • the government was optimistic that reform would take place
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Extrovert

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N.

  • an energetic person who enjoys being with other people
  • Most sales people are extroverts.
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Introvert

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N.

*someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than often being with other people

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Sensible

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ADJ.

  • based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding; Having good judgment
  • I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions
  • Sensible clothes or shoes are practical and suitable for the purpose they are needed for, rather than being attractive or fashionable
  • It could be cold and wet so pack some sensible clothes.
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Down-to-earth

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ADJ.

  • Practical and realistic and friendly
  • a down-to-earth view of marriage
  • The players like the coach because he’s down-to-earth and honest with them.
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Sensitive

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ADJ.

  • easily upset by the things people say or do
  • Roberto is very sensitive – he gets very upset if he feels people are criticising him.
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Worked up

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ADJ.
(informal)

  • upset or very excited about something
  • He was very worked up about seeing his family again after so many years
  • It’s easy to get worked up when you’re tired and everything seems to be against you.
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Wound up

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ADJ.

  • very worried, nervous, or angry
  • She gets pretty wound up before a game.
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Sociable

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ADJ.

  • Enjoying others’ company
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Quarrelsome

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ADJ.

  • Disagreeing with others
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Argumentative

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ADJ.

  • Disagreeing with others
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Cruel

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ADJ.

  • Willfully causing pain or suffering to others or feeling no concern about it
  • Don’t tease him about his weight - it’s cruel
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Sadistic

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ADJ.

  • Getting pleasure by being cruel to or hurting other people
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Easy-going

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ADJ.

  • relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner; relaxed and not easily upset or worried
  • an easy-going attitude/manner
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Even-tempered

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ADJ.

  • not easily annoyed or made angry
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Laid-back

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ADJ.
(Informal; mostly used in spoken english rather than writing)

  • relaxed and easy-going
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Impolite

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ADJ.

  • rude; not showing good manners
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Ill-mannered

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ADJ.

  • rude and unpleasant
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Jealous

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ADJ.

*Unhappy if others have what one does not have oneself

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Envious

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ADJ.

*Unhappy if others have what one does not have oneself

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