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Intuitive
American pronunciation: /ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv/ (intuiriv)
British pronunciation: /ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv/ (intuitiv)
Example: I am not as intuitive as my mother.
Downside
American Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ (daunsaid)
British Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ (daunsaid)
Example: One downside of living in Mexico is suffering weird climate.
Compulsive
American pronunciation: /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ (compalsiv)
British pronunciation: /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ (compalsiv)
Example: I had never known a compulsive gambler before I knew you
Decisive
American pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ (disaisiv)
British pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ (disaisiv)
Example: Dunkirk evacuation was decisive to change World War II course.
Inquisitive
American pronunciation: /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/ (incuisiriv)
British pronunciation: /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.tɪv/ (incuisitiv)
Example: Being inquisitive may annoy your classmates.
Ambitious
American pronunciation: /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
(ambishes)
British pronunciation: /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ (ambishes)
Example: Her ambitious plans are going to succeed.
Conscientious
American pronunciation:/ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ (canshienshes)
British pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ (conshienshes)
Examples: Conscientious students get better notes at school
Introverted
American pronunciation: /ˌɪn.trəˈvɝː.t̬ɪd/ (introvered)
British pronunciation: /ˌɪn.trəˈvɜː.tɪd/ (introverted)
Example: Introverted people tend to develop creative ideas.
Extrovert
American pronunciation: /ˈek.strə.vɝːt/ (extrover)
British pronunciation: /ˈek.strə.vɜːt/ (extrovet)
Example: In three years, I have become an extrovert guy.
Honest
American pronunciation: /ˈɑː.nɪst/ (anest)
British pronunciation: /ˈɒn.ɪst/ (onest)
Example: To be honest, I prefer sleeping than playing soccer.
Frank
American pronunciation: /fræŋk/ (frank)
British pronunciation: /fræŋk/ (frank)
Example: She's too frank.However, she does not accept bad comments about herself.
Direct
American pronunciation: /dɪˈrekt/ (direct)
British pronunciation: /daɪˈrekt/ (dairect)
Example: All youth audience was influenced by his direct speech
Outspoken
American pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈspəʊ.kən/ (autspouken)
British pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈspəʊ.kən/ (autspouken)
Example: Try not to be outspoken, so you can get along with them.
Open
American pronunciation: /ˈoʊ.pən/ (oupen)
British pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.pən/ (oupen)
Example: Her open attitude is her best charateristic
The luck of the draw
American pronunciation of draw: /drɑː/ (dra)
British pronunciation of draw: /drɔː/ (dro)
American pronunciation of luck: /lʌk/ (loc)
British pronunciation of luck: /lʌk/ (loc)
Example: If she did not fight against the strongest wrestler, that would be the luck of the draw.
Take a pot of luck
American pronunciation of pot: /pɑːt/ (pat)
British pronunciation of pot: /pɒt/ (pot)
Example: I took a pot of luck, and chose the first option.
To be out of luck
American pronunciation of out: /aʊt/ (aut)
British pronunciation of out: /aʊt/ (aut)
Example: They were out luck and could not buy the last ticket to attend the concert.
Push your luck
American pronunciation of push: /pʊʃ/ (push)
British pronunciation of push: /pʊʃ/ (push)
Example: I pushed my luck and ask her to be my girlfriend, despite knowing she could reject me and stop talking to me.
No such luck
American pronunciation of such: /sʌtʃ/ (soch)
British pronunciation of such: /sʌtʃ/ (soch)
Example: I hoped Pumas won its last game, but no such luck.
By a stroke of luck
American pronunciation of stroke: /stroʊk/ (strouk)
British pronunciation of stroke: /strəʊk/ (strouk)
Example: It was a stroke of luck the day I was absent teacher did not come.
