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56 Cards in this Set
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Conservative |
Opposed to great social changes; prefer traditional values |
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Dutiful |
Doing what you're expected to do; willing to obey and show respect |
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Predictable |
You know in advance it will happen, what it'll be like |
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Calm |
Not excited, nervous or upset |
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Self-confident |
Having confidence in yourself and your abilities |
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Controlled |
Remaining calm and not getting angry or upset |
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Highly strung |
Nervous and easily upset |
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Outgoing |
Sociable; liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly |
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Indecisive |
Unable to make decisions |
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Extroverted |
Lively and confident, enjoying being with other people |
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Enthusiastic |
Feeling pretty showing a lot of excitement and interest about sth/sb |
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Curious |
Having a strong desire to know about sth |
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Communicative |
Willing to talk and give information to other people |
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Sober |
Serious and sensible |
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Emotional |
Showing strong emotions |
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Prudent |
Sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks |
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Socially-oriented |
Oriented towards society and it's organisation |
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Obsessive |
Thinking too much about sb/sth in a way that is not normal |
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Conscientious |
Taking care to do things correctly and carefully |
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Single-minded |
Only thinking about on particular goal cause you're determined to achieve sth |
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Self-starting |
Working on your own and making your own decisions without needing anyone to tell you what to do |
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Individualistic |
Different from other people; doing things in your own way |
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Serious-minded |
Tend to think about things in a careful and sensible way |
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Unorthodox |
Different from what is usual or accepted |
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Sensitive |
Easily offended or upset; aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings |
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Painstaking |
Going to great trouble and taking great care |
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Selfless |
Thinking more about the needs of others than your own |
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Dynamic |
Having a lot of energy and a strong personality |
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Confident |
Feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful; feeling certain that sth will happen in the way you want |
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Tolerant |
Able to accept what orher people say or do even of you don't agree with it |
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Caring |
Kind, helpful and showing that you care about others |
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Thorough |
Doing things very carefully and with great attention to detail |
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Tunnel-visioned |
Unable to understand all aspects of a situation, argument |
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Orderly |
Arranged or organised in a careful and logical way |
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Competitive |
Trying very hard to be better than others |
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Narrow-minded |
Not willing to listen to new ideas or opinions of others |
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Mild |
Gently and kind; not usually getting angry or violent |
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Supportive |
Giving help sympathy or encouragement to sb |
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Humorous |
Funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour |
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Enterprising |
Good at thinking of and doing new difficult things, especially those that will make money |
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Wishy-washy |
Not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs |
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Controlling |
To order, limit, or rule sth or sb's actions or behaviour |
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Focused |
With attention directed to what you want to do; with very clear aims |
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Ambitious |
Determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc |
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Open-minded |
Willing to listen, think about or accept different ideas |
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Common sense |
The ability to think in a practical way and make sensible decisions |
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Drive |
A strong desire to do things and achieve sth; great energy |
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Readiness |
The state of being willing to do sth |
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Inertia |
Lack of desire or ability to move or change; lack of energy |
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Complacency |
A feeling of satisfaction with yourself or with a situation, so that you don't think any change is necessary |
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Self-deception |
The act of making yourself believe sth that you know is not true |
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Liaison |
Communication between people or groups who work with each other |
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Hard-headed |
Not influenced by emotions |
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Follow-through |
The action of completing sth |
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Unresponsive |
Not reacting in a quick or positive way to sth |
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Proneness to sth |
The quality of being likely to suffer from sth or to do sth bad |
