Oxford Word Skills
Glossary and Spotlight Unit 14
Glossary and Spotlight Unit 14
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Cartes-fiches
acting in an open and natural way, without worrying about what you say or do (Adj/N)
spontaneous, spontaneity
not caring or worrying about the future
happy-go-lucky
sensible and realistic in thins you say or think
down-to-earth
a person who talks a lot (inf, adj)
chatterbox, chatty
very enthusiastic or interested in sth (adj, n)
passionate, passion for sth
be prepared to try sth (+syn)
give sth a go, have a go, give sth a try
according to what is practical, possible or sensible
within reason
be attracted to sb/sth
be drawn to sb/sth
always thinking about other people's wishes and feelings (adj, syn, opp)
considerate, thoughtful, inconsiderate
the feelings of liking or caring about sth/sb (n, adj)
affection, affectionate
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
integrity
trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. to impress others
pretentious
a quality or feature of sb/sth
attribute
What's your impression of sb/sth?
What do you make of sb/sth?
thinking you are very important, clever etc.
conceited
An interesting or unusual person can be called a.......
character
give sb a particulaer impression
strike sb as sth
taking care to do things carefully and correctly
conscientious
able to think quickly; intelligent
quick-witted
able to be relied on as good, honest, etc.
trustworthy
good at judging people and situations
shrewd
a quality that makes other people like you and be attracted to (n, adj)
charisma, charismatic
determined to get what you want and not caring about others
ruthless
start liking sb/sth
take to sb/sth
behaving confidently so that people take notice of what you say
assertive
make a particular impression
come across as
trying hard to get what you want, especially in a rude manner
pushy
annoy sb very much
get up sb's nose
when not looked at or thought about carefully
on the surface
a good or desirable quality (n, opp, adj)
virtue, vice, virtuous
not friendly towards others (n, syn)
aloof, distant, stand-offish
able to do things by being clever, but not always honest (+syn)
cunning, crafty
not confident; not wanting to talk about yourself (+syn)
different, shy
doing things quickly, without thinking about the results (+syn)
impulsive, impetuous, rash
don't form an opinion of sth/sb ny their appearance only
don't judge a book by its cover
lacking exp of life,a nd trusting others too easily (adj, n)
naive, naivety
a feature of sb's character
trait
giving the wrong idea or impression (+syn)
misleading, deceptive, mislead sb, deceeive sb
make sb suffer because it will be good for them later
be cruel to be kind
you believe people do things for themselv rather than for unselfish reason (adj)
cynical, cynicism
