2 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Anxious
B1
worried and nervous:
My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don’t arrive when we say we will.
Apprehensive
feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen:
I’m very apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting.
Assertive
Someone who is assertivebehavesconfidentlyand is notfrightenedto say what theywantorbelieve:
If you reallywantthepromotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.
Charm
B2 [ C or U ]
a quality that makes you like or feel attracted to someone or something:
Cynical
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere:
She has a pretty cynical view of men.
Egotism
thinking only about yourself and considering yourself better and more important than other people:
Gullible
easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.
Self-confident
B2
behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your ability or knowledge:
Self-conscious
nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions:
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent.
Sensible
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:
Tactful
C2
careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone:
Mentioning his baldness wasn’t very tactful.
Well- liked
liked by many people:
A colleague described him as well liked and respected by all.
Self-absorbed
only interested in yourself and your own activities
Self-assured
C2
having confidence in your own abilities:
The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.
Self-centred
only interested in yourself and your own activities:
Self-congratulatory
praising yourself or saying how well you have done something
Self-deprecatory
(also self-deprecatory)
trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important:
Self-important
believing that you are more important or have a higher value than other people:
Self-reliant
C1
not needing help or support from other people:
Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.
Well-adjusted
A well adjusted person is reasonable and has good judgment and theirbehaviour is not difficult or strange:
Well-bred
mainly UK
speaking or behaving in a way that is generally considered correct and polite
Well-brought-up
People, especially children, who are well brought up are polite and act in a quiet and pleasant way, because they have been taught this behaviour at home:
Well-dressed
wearing attractive and stylish clothes
Well-educated
having had a good education:
[ before noun ] well-educated and highly motivated workers
