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26 Cards in this Set
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Positive |
Opp= negative |
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Reliable |
Opp= unreliable |
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Confident |
Opp= shy |
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Hard-working |
Opp= lazy |
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Serious |
Opp= having sense of humor |
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Patient |
Opp= impatient |
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Generous |
Opp= mean, stingy |
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Honest |
Opp= dishonest |
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Sensible |
Practical, doesn’t do stupid things Opp= silly |
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Talented, creative, having talent |
Good for describing smart people |
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Think outside the box |
Some one who has a really open mind ( different from others) |
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Think outside the box |
Some one who has a really open mind ( different from others) |
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Odd duck |
to talk about an interesting person who’s a little big strange, and it’s not negative. |
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Think outside the box |
Some one who has a really open mind ( different from others) |
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Odd duck |
to talk about an interesting person who’s a little big strange, and it’s not negative. |
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outsider |
some one who is different |
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Think outside the box |
Some one who has a really open mind ( different from others) |
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Odd duck |
to talk about an interesting person who’s a little big strange, and it’s not negative. |
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outsider |
some one who is different |
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odd ball |
It’s used in the same way as “odd duck“. |
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quirky |
unusual - example: quirky people
Using the word “quirky” is also great. It’s a bit different than the other phrases.
It’s often used to describe style, like wearing mismatched socks, or wearing a hat from the 1930’s. |
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quirky |
unusual - example: quirky people
Using the word “quirky” is also great. It’s a bit different than the other phrases.
It’s often used to describe style, like wearing mismatched socks, or wearing a hat from the 1930’s. |
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quirk |
a strange habit or feature of someone's character
Greg is a nice guy, but he has a few weird personality quirks.
Also, though, it’s commonly used to describe weird behavior that is a characteristic of yours that doesn’t really make sense.
For instance, if you care about a really clean room, but not the kitchen at all, that’s a quirk.
Language habits as well could be quirks, if you tend to say a certain phrase very often, for example. |
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She/he lives in their own world |
These people don’t care about what other people think, going forward in a confident way. That’s positive.
Or, on the negative side, it could describe someone who is disconnected and doesn’t listen to reason. |
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He has his head in the clouds |
This person is outside the norm, thinks differently about the world, and aspires to creative goals. You could also say dreamy. |
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dreamy |
That person usually doesn’t focus on day-to-day tasks like everyone else, hinks differently about the world |
