PERSONALITY Flashcards

1
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A ______________ person says things that are mildly offensive, like telling elderly people how old they look.

A

CHEEKY

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An ______________ person always forgets where they have put things, and, as a consequence, is always losing them.

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absent-minded

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A ______________ person is always looking at themselves in the mirror, concerned that they look their best at every opportunity.

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vain

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A ______________ person says things which are funny and intelligent at the same time.

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witty

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5
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A ______________ person refuses to change their mind or admit that they are wrong.

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A

stubborn

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6
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A ______________ person always knocks things over or drops them.

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clumsy

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7
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A _____________ person never gets too excited about things. They remain realistic whatever the circumstances are.

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down-to-earth

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A _____________ person is happy to give someone a bed for the night, or cook for them.

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hospitable

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A _____________ person is incapable of looking further than their own experience or opinions. They are not open to new ideas and generally don’t like change.

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narrow-minded

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A _____________ person doesn’t take the credit for something good they have done; rather they deflect it to someone else.

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humble

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An _____________ person is stubborn and refuses to admit that they are ever wrong.

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obstinate

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A _____________ person applies themselves to a job very seriously and doesn’t stop until it is finished; nor do they cut corners, but do the job to the best of their abilities.

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conscientious

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A _____________ person looks down on other people, perhaps because of their race, their colour, their religion or their social class.

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prejudiced

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14
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A _____________ person will do anything, good or bad, legal or illegal, to get what they want. They say that to be successful in business, you have to be __________.

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ruthless

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15
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An_____________ person likes to do things in a big way. An extravagant person will spend lots of money on a birthday present or will do something very out of the ordinary to say thankyou. Being extravagant can be negative or positive.

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extravagant

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16
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A _____________ person likes things to be done a certain way and will change the smallest thing so that it is right for them. Being fussy is seen as a negative characteristic.

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fussy

17
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A _____________ person will never walk under a ladder, go out on Friday 13th and bases their activities on what their star sign says.

A

superstitious

18
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A _____________ person won’t tell anyone a secret that (s)he’s not supposed to.

A

discreet

19
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A _____________ person is truthful and honest, and will quite openly tell you his or her secrets. We say they are like an open book.

A

candid

20
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I decided to base my first novel on characters I knew. The main character, Jackie Swan, is a(n) (extravagant) party-goer, who thinks nothing of spending £1000 on a party. Her sister, Charin, is very different. Quiet and humble , she is popular but never accepts praise for anything.

A
21
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Donald is married, however, so Charin doesn’t tell her sister, who is so vain and in love with herself, that she’d try to break up the marriage. Jackie is also very narrow minded , not being aware of anything happening outside her own limited experience of the world, so when Charin starts going out with a Hindu, Jackie, who is prejudiced against other religions, has a terrible row with her and walks out. Charin is ashamed and angry at her sister, and, being obstinate and stubborn won’t talk to her for more than two years, by which time Jackie, being a ruthless businesswoman, has made it to the top of her company. All of this, actually, is based on the things characters I know would do.

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22
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not needing help or support from other people:
Single parents have to be _____________________t and inventive.

A

self-reliant

23
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shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people:
Following her son’s death, she became quiet and ___________________and rarely went out.

A

withdrawn

24
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to be ambitious
If you want to be successful, you have to __________ high.

A

aim

25
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to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds
*the team ……………….. an upset
*the rebel forces m ………………. a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
*Whoever ………………………. these crazy stunts

A

pull off

26
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a person who is a little bit too fond of their looks

She’s so ……… she spends far too much time looking in the mirror!

A

vain

27
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She’s a …….. woman—she can be happy one minute and angry the next.

A

moody

28
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a prevailing attitude
the kind of __________ that fostered the Salem witch trials

A

mood

28
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a prevailing attitude
the kind of mood that fostered the Salem witch trials

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29
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a receptive state of mind predisposing to action
was not in a giving ___________ at the time

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mood

30
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saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings:
I’ll be -________________- that last piece of work you did was terrible.
______________ and outspoken, he often quarreled with fellow officials.

A

blunt

31
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expressing strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people are offended:
_______________comments
Mr Masack is an __________critic of the present government.

A

outspoken

32
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having qualities that bring about a favorable regard : PLEASANT, AGREEABLE
the most ________________character in the play

A

likable

33
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based on well-grounded fear : PRUDENT
a _____________ respect for the law
: SAFE

it wouldn’t be ______________ for you to go down there

MORALLY RIGHT
Behind the _______________public image, he has many troubles.

A

wholesome

34
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She is a fine public servant of __________________ integrity.

A

unimpeachable

35
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He would play the part of the ____________ citizen.

A

upright

36
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These accusations have dented their previously ____________ reputation.

A

spotless

37
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These actions may have cost him his previously ____________ reputation.

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unblemished