Lecture 2 - People And Relationships Flashcards
8, 10, 11, 12 & 13
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opportunistic
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using situations for own benefit
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methodical
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systematic, careful
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chauvinistic
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too patriotic
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to get carried away
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become too excited and lose control
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obliging
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ready to help
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superficial
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not caring about serious things
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insecure
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not confident, uncertain about your own
abilities
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perfectionist
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someone who is not satisfied if things are
not 100% perfect
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tactless
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inclined to say things that upset or off end
people
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intuitive
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understanding instinctively
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diligent
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hard-working
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placid
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calm, does not easily become excited or
angry
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cunning
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having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion
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magnetic personality
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personality that attracts people to you
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distrustful
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not trusting, suspicious of other
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supportive
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gives help or encouragement
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shrewd
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having good judgement
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extravagant
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spends too much money or uses too much
of something
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industrious
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diligent and hard-working.
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down-to-earth
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practical and sensible
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altruistic
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thinking of others rather than yourself
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morose
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gloomy
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sharp-tongued
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inclined to speak in a severe and critical way
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naive
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without enough experience of life, trusting
too easily
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unstinting
given or giving without restraint; unsparing.
"he was unstinting in his praise"
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resolute
marked by firm determination
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dogged
very determined to continue doing something, or trying to do something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time
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thrifty
being careful of your money and how you spend it
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frugal
sparing or economical as regards money or food, thrifty
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immoderate
not sensible or restrained; excessive.
"immoderate drinking"
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obstinate
stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
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stingy
not generous or liberal
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parsimonious
very unwilling to spend money or use resources
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dogmatic
to follow a set of rules no matter what
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astute
having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly
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pithy
brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious
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sly
attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means
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sullen
bad-tempered and sulky
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brusque
markedly short and abrupt
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terse
being brief and to the point
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unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
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verbose
containing more words than necessary
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garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
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impetuous
acts on a sudden idea without
thinking first (often negative)
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impulsive
similar to impetuous, but can be
used in a more positive way
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effusive
gives exaggerated expression of
pleasure, praise or gratitude
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excitable
easily excited by things
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pushy
always selfishly promoting your
own position or interests; informal
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self-conscious
nervous or uncomfortable
because you know what people
think about you or your actions
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well-balanced
calm and reasonable and showing
good judgement
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taciturn
reserved or says very little
(generally negative)
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introvert
inward-looking and quiet
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outgoing
energetic and friendly, finds it easy to be with others
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extrovert
outward-looking, energetic and sociable
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diffident
lacks confidence
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Low self-esteem
has a low opinion of himself
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reserved
not immediately sociable
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aloof
unfriendly and not sociable
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haughty
unfriendly and thinks herself better than others
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disdainful
Does not believe others deserve respect
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unapproachable
not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with
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conceited
thinks herself wonderful
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modest
prefers not to exaggerate her own qualities
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self-important
has an exaggerated sense of her importance
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respectful
treating someone well and politely, often with admiration
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naive
willing to believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience
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Gullible
easily deceived
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conscientious
always took his work very seriously
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restless
not satisfied with what she is doing now and wanting something new
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obstinate
unwilling to change, despite persuasion
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pig-headed
similar to obstinate, but stronger and informal
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love began the first time they saw each other
Love at first sight
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to fall deeply and madly in love
to fall head over heels
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to not be interested in anyone else, to only be attracted to
to only have eyes for someone
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romantically obsessed with
to be infatuated with someone
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to be almost stupidly or madly in love with
To be besotted with someone
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not sexual, friends
not sexual, friends
platonic relationship
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to like each other from the moment you meet
to hit it off
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people who feel close in spirit and understand each other deeply
soulmates
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someone you admire because they do or think the same as you
a woman after my own heart
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to get on like a house on fire
have a very good, enjoyable relationship
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very close, good friends
bosom friends/buddies/pals
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to be inseparable
always want to be together, very close
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a bond
relationship, feeling of togetherness
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kindred spirits
to be very similar, the way you think and look at life
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well-matched couple
to be perfect for each other
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family ties
family bond
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mutual acquaintances
i know people you know too
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to have a lot of respect for someone
to hold someone in high regard
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to be very close
to be thick as thieves
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adoring
adoration:
feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration.
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affectionate
affection:
readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.
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amiable
amiability:
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
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considerate
cosideration:
careful not to inconvenience or harm others.
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faithful
faithfulness:
remaining loyal and steadfast.
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fond
fondness:
affection or liking for someone or something.
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loyal
loyalty:
giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.
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opposite of loyal, loyalty
disloyal, disloyality
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opposite of supportive
unsupportive, critical
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opposite of honest, truthful
dishonest, untruthful
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opposite of respectful, respect
disrespectful, disrespect
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to be two-faced towards someone
insincere, pleasant with someone and then unpleasant about them behind their back
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allies
countries/ people who join together to fight for a common cause
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business partners
people who own a business together
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bitter/arch rivals
people in competition with each other in a negative, aggressive way
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sworn enemies
people who will always hate each other
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to be distant towards someone
not friendly, cold
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to be scrupulously honest
scrupulous careful, thorough
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complete and unswerving loyalty
unswerving: not changing or becoming weaker, steady, consistent
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staunchest ally
very loyal, commited in attitude
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relationships can break down
collapse
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genuine misunderstanding
not understanding sth correctly
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a rift can develop
serious disagreement that divides people
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discord
disagreement, discontent
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to see eye to eye
to have similar opinions
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to be on bad terms
to have a poor relationship
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a relationship can turn sour
to become bad
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to split up
to separate
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a marriage has ups and downs
had good and bad times
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a bumpy relationship
up and down like a car on a bumpy road
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a broken home
family split up by divorce
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a family feud
quarrel in a family causing bad feeling for many years
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to crave/ have a craving for
want very strongly
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to thrist / to have a thirst for
to feel very strongly that you want
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to yearn for sth/to yearn to do/to have a yearning
you want something that you do not have and, often, can never have
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to covet something
to want to possess it very much
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to defuse
to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer
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to placate someone
to stop someone feeling angry
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to conciliate
end a disgareement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides, formal
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to appease
to end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage they are demanding (disapproving, formal)
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implacable
someone's feelings cannot be changed, placable does not exist
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exultant
feeling great pleasure anf happiness, usually because of a success, more formal than ecstatic
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to rejoice
to be extremely happy, formal
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jubilant
expressing great happiness, especially at a victory, formal
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bliss
perfect happiness, often collocates with utter, sheer
adverb blissfully often collocates with happy, ignorant and unaware
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to be thrilled to bits
very happy
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full of the joys of spring
very happy
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i feel on top of the world
very happy
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to be walking/floating on air
very happy
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to be over the moon
v happy
