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Flashcards by Ana Caro Macías, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ana Caro Macías
over 7 years ago
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Intuitive
/inˈt(y)o͞oədiv/
Ex. Carl has a very intuitive personality.
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Spontaneously derived by a natural tendency |
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Downside
/ˈdounˌsīd/
Ex. The downside of the holidays is that I don't get to see my friends.
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The disadvantage of a situation. |
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Compulsive
/kəmˈpəlsiv/
Ex. Anne has become a compulsive buyer.
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Doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it. |
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Decisive
/diˈsīsiv/
Ex. You must learn to be a decisive person.
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The ability to make decisions quickly and confidently. |
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Inquisitive
/iNG-,inˈkwizitiv/
Ex. Amelie has an inquisitive personality, I sometimes get tired of her.
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The urge to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes annoying for people. |
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Ambitious
/amˈbiSHəs/
Ex. Ambitious people usually don't care about the others.
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The desire of being successful, powerful, or rich. |
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Conscientious
/ˌkänCHēˈenCHəs/
Ex. My brother is a consientious student, his teachers are proud of him.
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Putting a lot of effort into a task. |
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IntrovertED
/ˈintrəˌvərtid/
Ex. I consider myself as an introverted person.
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The quality of someone who is shy, quiet, and unable to socialize. |
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Extrovert
/ˈekstrəˌvərt/
Ex. You ought to be an extrovert in order to take part in a musical.
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Someone that has an energetic personality, enjoys being with other people. |
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Honest
/on-ist/
Ex. Alex is an honest person, you can trust him.
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Person who tells the truth or able to be trusted. |
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Frank
/frangk/
Ex. If we are being frank about it, that dress doesn't fit her.
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Sincere even when it might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable. |
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Direct
/dih-rekt/
Ex. She was direct abaut how the issue made her feel.
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Someone that goes straigh to the point they want to get to. |
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Outspoken
/ˌoutˈspōkən/
Ex. The journalist has an outspoken perspective.
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Expressing strong opinions very directly, not caring if other people are offended. |
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Open
/ˈəʊ.pən/
Ex. You can tell a lot of things to me, I'm a very open person.
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Honest and not trying to keep things secret. |
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The luck of the draw
/lʌk/
Ex. This game is up to the luck of the draw.
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To let the results left to chance, something that you have no control over. |
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Take a pot of luck
/pɒt/
Ex. Maybe we can take a pot of luck to make this decision.
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To choose anything that is available or is found by chance, rather than something planned, or prepared |
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To be out of luck
/aʊt/
Ex. Today Mikah was out of fluck, he didn't get any of the prices at the state fair.
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Unfortunate happenings, unable to have or do what you want. |
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Push your luck
/pʊʃ/
Ex. Don't push your luck, is good enough what you have already achieved.
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To try too hard to get a result and risk losing what you have achieved |
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No such luck
/sʌtʃ/
Ex. I had no such luck of meetig with you.
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Disappointment about something that you hoped for did not happen. |
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By a stroke of luck
/strəʊk/
Ex. Fortunately, you found us by a struck of luck.
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Something good that happens to you by chance. |
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