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1
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Someone who is x often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things.

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Absent-minded

2
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Men tend to be more aggressive than women.

If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.

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Aggressive, aggression:

behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person

3
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She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.

I watched the interview and thought he seemed quite arrogant.

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Arrogant:m, arrogance:

unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people.

4
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He is a boastful man !

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Boastful: arrogant ,

praising yourself and what you have done

5
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My older sister was very bossy.

Girls of that age can get quite bossy.

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Bossy:

A bossy person is always telling people what to do.

6
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She’s got such a cheeky grin.

Don’t be so cheeky!

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Cheeky:

slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way.

7
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My attempts to apologize were very clumsy (= not said well).

That’s the third glass you’ve smashed this week - you’re so clumsy!

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Clumsy:
Awkward in manner,
A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way

8
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Deceitful behaviour

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Deceitful: deceptive

Deceit n

9
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She has a pretty cynical view of men. 1

I’ve always been deeply cynical about politicians. 1

I thought the actor’s appeal was very moving, but my husband saw it as a cynical attempt to get publicity. 2

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Cynical:
1-believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere,
2-used to say that someone’s feelings or emotions are used to your own advantage.

10
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She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.

He’s pleasant enough, but deadly dull.

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Dull: not interesting or exciting in any way.

11
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eccentric behaviour

eccentric clothes

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Eccentric: unusual and strange, sometimes in a humorous way

12
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She’s getting very forgetful in her old age.

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Forgetful:

often forgetting things

13
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I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.

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Firvolous:behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously.

14
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Why can’t politicians just be honest with themselves and stop all this hypocrisy?

I’m amazed at the hypocrisy of the man - buying a foreign car after urging everyone else to buy British products.

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Hypocricy, hypocritical:
a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time

15
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People are increasingly impatient for change in this country.

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1-wanting something to happen as soon as possible

2-easily annoyed by someone’s mistakes or because you have to wait:

16
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Don’t be so impulsive - think before you act.

an impulsive man/decision/gesture

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Impulsive:
showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have.

17
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He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job.

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Insecure:

Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them

18
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an insolent child/young man

an insolent gesture/remark

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Insolent:

Rude and not showing respect

19
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She’s becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.

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Irasicble: made angry easily

20
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the belief that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life

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Materialism, materialistic

21
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He’s too mean to buy her a ring.

My landlord’s very mean with the heating - it’s only on for two hours each day.

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Mean: stingy

22
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Don’t wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she’s too tight-fisted.

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Tight-fisted:

Unwilling to spend money

23
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She was complaining about her nosy parents.

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Nosey:

too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them.

24
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Why are people so obsessed with money?

As a society we’re obsessed by sex.
More examples

Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

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Obsessed:

unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something.

25
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A x person repeatedly argues with other people

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Quarrelsome

26
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He became increasingly dissatisfied and querulous in his old age.

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Querulous:

often complaining, especially in a weak high voice.

27
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She was resentful of anybody’s attempts to interfere in her work.

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Resentful:

feeling angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

28
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A lot of people feel that politicians are just self-seeking opportunists.

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Self-seeking:

interested in your own advantage in everything that you do

29
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That was a spiteful thing to say!

She spitefully removed his name from the invitation list.

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Spitefully:

wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them.

30
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They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.

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Stubborn:

​ A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else.

31
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He can be very obstinate at times.

her obstinate refusal to compromise

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Obstinate:
unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says = stubborn

32
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It was vain to pretend to himself that he was not disappointed.

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Vain= , unsuccessful

33
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He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

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Vain: too interested in your own appearance or achievements.

34
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The conceit of that man is incredible!

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the state of being too proud of yourself and your actions, being selfish

35
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Whatever is happening in the office, she always remains aloof.
She kept herself aloof from her husband’s business.

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Aloof:

not interested or involved,not friendly or willing to take part in things

36
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a belligerent person

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Belligerent:

Wishing to fight or argue.

37
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She’s so bigheaded!

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thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are.

38
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She’s so bitchy!

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Bitchy:

often talking unkindly about other people.

39
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praising yourself and what you have done

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Boastful

40
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He never does any exercise - he’s bone idle.

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Bone-idle: extremely lazy

41
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It might sound callous, but I don’t care if he’s homeless. He’s not living with me!

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Callous:

unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people.

42
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He’s getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.

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Cantankerous: arguing and complaining a lot.

43
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a compulsive liar/thief/eater

She exercises/cleans/works compulsively.

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Compulsive:

doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

44
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She considered him a coward for failing to join up in the war.

You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn’t fight in a war.

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Coward: n
a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

Cowardice: n

45
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he achieved his aim by lying and cunning

in his films he makes cunning use of colors and sounds

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Cunning:
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose.

46
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She seemed a bit detached, as if her mind were on other things.
Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer.

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Detached:

A detached person does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation:

47
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​If you are x, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong.

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Dogmatic

48
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I thought he was arrogant and domineering.

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Domineering:
trying to control other people without thinking about their feelings.

سلطه گرايانه

49
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He’s terribly finicky about his food.

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Finicky:

Difficult to please

50
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She’s very flirtatious.

a flirtatious relationship.

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Flirtatious:

behaving as if you are sexually attracted to someone, especially not in a serious way.

51
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You were very foolish to go out in a boat in weather like this.

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Foolish: unwise, stupid

52
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A foolhardy decision

He was a foolhardy person as he challenged 2 hungry lions!!

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Foolhardy:

brave in a silly way, taking unnecessary risks

53
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I don’t know why I’m eating more - it’s not hunger, it’s just greed!

He was unsympathetic with many house sellers, complaining that they were motivated by greed.

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Greed:

A very strong wish to continuously get more of something, especially food or money.

54
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I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.

a grumpy old man

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Grumpy:

easily annoyed and complaining.

55
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“There is no alternative,” she said in a harsh voice.

He said some harsh words (= spoke unkindly) about his brother.

the harshness of the punishment..

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Harsh: unpleasant, cruel.

Harshness, harshly

56
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There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

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Gullible:

​easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say

57
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Our neighbours are very inconsiderate - they’re always playing loud music late at night.

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Inconsiderate:

not thinking or worrying about other people or their feelings.

58
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He is widely thought to be an indecisive leader.

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Indecisive:

not good at making decisions.

59
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In an indiscreet moment, the president let his genuine opinions be known.
They have been rather indiscreet about their affair.

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Indiscreet:

saying or doing things that tell people things that should be secret or that embarrass people.

60
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He’s an interfering old busybody - who I go out with is none of his business!

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Interfering:

An interfering person gets involved in other people’s lives in an unwanted and annoying way.

61
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using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control

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Machiavellian, machiavellianism

62
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A miserly person

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Miser
Miserly :
someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

63
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There’s a nasty smell in here.

He had a nasty cut above the eye.

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Nasty: unpleasant , bad

64
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Don’t be so nasty to your brother - he’s four years younger than you!

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Nasty: unkind

65
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The situation could turn (= become) nasty at any moment.

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Nasty: dangerous

66
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She’s too parsimonious to heat the house properly.

figurative I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.

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Parsimonious:

not willing to spend money or give something.

67
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Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do.

It’s that patronizing tone of hers that I can’t bear.

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Patronize:

to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:

68
Q

He can sometimes sound a little pompous when he talks about acting.

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Pompous:

too serious and full of importance.

69
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a possessive mother
Her boyfriend was getting too possessive so she finished with him.

He’s pretty possessive about his iPod - I wouldn’t dare ask to borrow it.

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Possessive:
Someone who is possessive in his or her feelings and behaviour towards or about another person wants to have all of that person’s love and attention and will not share it with anyone else,


If you are possessive about something that you own, you do not like lending it to other people or sharing it with other people

70
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​He’s too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.

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Pusillanimous:

weak and cowardly (= not brave); frightened of taking risks

71
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Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be ruthless.

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Ruthless:

not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel

72
Q

Are you being sarcastic?

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Sarcastic:

Using sarcasm,

73
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I know it’s self-indulgent of me, but I’ll have another chocolate.

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Self-indulgent:

allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy.

74
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It was tactless of you to invite his ex-girlfriend.

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Tactless:

not careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone

75
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Kieran is a timid child.

My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs.

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Timid:

shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened.

76
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You have to be careful what you say to Kevin - he’s rather touchy.
She’s very touchy about the fact that her wife was married before.

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Touchy: easliy annoyed and offended

77
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It was thoughtless not to call and say you’d be late.

She’s not intentionally unkind - she’s just a little thoughtless sometimes.

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Thoughtless:

not considering how your actions or words may upset someone

78
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He was truculent and difficult to deal with.

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Truculent:unpleasant and likely to argue a lot

79
Q

Their report is studiously/deliberately vague on future economic prospects.

My aunt is incredibly vague - she can never remember where she puts things.

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Vague:
A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts

80
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Vengeful words,,,, vengful act …

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Vengeful:expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends

81
Q

a vulgar patterned shirt

Isn’t it rather vulgar to talk about how much money you earn?

humorous I’ve no idea how much the clothes cost because there was nothing so vulgar as a price tag in evidence.

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Vulgar:

not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not in the style preferred by the upper classes of society.

82
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My diets are never successful - I’m just too weak-willed.

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Weak-willed:

not having the determination that is needed to continue with a difficult course of action.