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97 Cards in this Set
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imaginative
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having or showing new and exciting ideas |
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charming
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very pleasant or attractive
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generous |
kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something
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quick-tempered
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likely to become angry very quickly |
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imaginative |
having or showing new and exciting ideas |
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charming
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very pleasant or attractive
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generous
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kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something |
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quick-tempered |
likely to become angry very quickly |
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lavish
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1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money
2. (with/in something) giving or doing something generously |
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imaginative
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having or showing new and exciting ideas |
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charming
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very pleasant or attractive
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generous
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kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something
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quick-tempered
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likely to become angry very quickly |
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lavish
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1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money
2. (with/in something) giving or doing something generously |
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opportunistic
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making use of an opportunity, especially to get an advantage for yourself; not done in a planned way
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conservative
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opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values
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methodical
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doing things in a careful and logical way
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conscientious
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taking care to do things carefully and correctly
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chauvinistic
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1. believing that men are more important, intelligent, etc. than women
2. showing an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others |
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sensitive
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1. aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
2. easily offended or upset |
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emotional
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showing strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary
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be/get carried aˈway
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to get very excited or lose control of your feelings
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stubborn |
1. (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude
2. difficult to get rid of or deal with |
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rebellious
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unwilling to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc. |
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obstinate
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1. refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this
2. difficult to get rid of or deal with |
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persistent
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determined to do something despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable |
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emotive
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causing people to feel strong emotions
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affectionate |
showing caring feelings and love for somebody
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obliging
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very willing to help
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gallant
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(of a man) giving polite attention to women
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sentimental
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(often disapproving) producing emotions such as pity, romantic love or sadness, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much
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superficial |
(disapproving) not concerned with anything serious or important and lacking any depth of understanding or feeling |
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fun-loving
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(of people) liking to enjoy themselves
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popular
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liked or enjoyed by a large number of people
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perfectionist
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a person who likes to do things perfectly and is not satisfied with anything less
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gifted
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having a lot of natural ability or intelligence |
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tactless
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saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people |
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accommodating
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willing to help and do things for other people
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shallow
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not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something
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sagacious
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showing good judgement and understanding (wise) |
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charming
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very pleasant or attractive
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intuitive
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(of people) able to understand something by using feelings rather than by considering the facts
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stingy
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not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
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procrastinate
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to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it
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diligent
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showing care and effort in your work or duties
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independent
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confident and free to do things without needing help from other people
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placid
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(of a person or an animal) not easily excited or irritated |
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friendly
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behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like somebody or want to help them
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selfish
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caring only about yourself rather than about other people |
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cunning
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1. (disapproving) able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody
2. clever and skilful |
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elegant
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(of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style |
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artistic
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1. connected with art or artists
2. showing a natural skill in or enjoyment of art, especially being able to paint or draw well |
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witty
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able to say or write clever, amusing things
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magnetic
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that people find very powerful and attractive |
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self-seeking
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concern only for your own needs and interests rather than the needs of other people |
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distrustful
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unwilling to trust somebody/something
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industrious
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working hard; busy
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shrewd
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clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation
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decisive
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able to decide something quickly and with confidence
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extravagant |
spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary
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flashy
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(of people) attracting attention by wearing expensive clothes, etc. |
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down-to-earth |
sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly
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altruistic
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caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own |
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morose |
unhappy, bad-tempered and not talking very much
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fault-finder |
he act of looking for faults in somebody/something
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intellectual
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(of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things
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tolerant
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able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it
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naive
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(disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth
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materialistic
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caring more about money and possessions than anything else
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prudent
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sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks
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hostile
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very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight
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crafty |
clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods |
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wily
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clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people
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astute
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very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage
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unstinting
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given or giving generously
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resolute
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having or showing great determination
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dogged
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showing determination; not giving up easily (Synonym: tenacious)
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thrifty
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careful about spending money and not wasting things (positive)
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frugal
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using only as much money or food as is necessary
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immoderate
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extreme; not reasonable
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mulish |
unwilling to change your mind or attitude or to do what other people want you to do
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parsimonious
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extremely unwilling to spend money |
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workaholic
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a person who works very hard and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things
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sober
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(of people and their behaviour) serious and sensible
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serious
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thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly
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pithy
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(of a comment, piece of writing, etc.) short but expressed well and full of meaning
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tolerant
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(of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it
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broad-minded
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willing to listen to other people’s opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own
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sly
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1. (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people
2. [usually before noun] suggesting that you know something secret that other people do not know" |
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sullen
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bad-tempered and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character |
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terse
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using few words and often not seeming polite or friendly |
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unprincipled
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without moral principles
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unscrupulous
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without moral principles; not honest or fair
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tenacious
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that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined |
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meagre
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small in quantity and poor in quality |
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narrow-minded
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not willing to listen to new ideas or to the opinions of others
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dishonest |
not honest; intending to trick people |