People and relationships vocabulary
verschiedene Wörter zum obengenannten Thema
verschiedene Wörter zum obengenannten Thema
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | Primary School |
| Created / Updated | 29.12.2012 / 29.12.2012 |
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lacks confidence; has a low opinion of himself
He is such a diffident man
not immediately sociable
adj., noun
reserved
the reserve
unfriendly and not sociable
aloof
She tends to be rather aloof.
unfriendly and thinks herself better than others
My aunt can be very haughty.
does not believe others deserve respect
adj. , noun?
disdainful
my aunt can be very disdainful
the disdain
not easy to sociable with or start a conversation with
positive and negative adj?
approachable
unapproachable
think herself wonderful
adj. and noun?
conceited
Nancy is so conceited.
the conceit
prefers not to exaggerate her own qualities
adj, noun?
she is such a modest person
modesty
stubborn
obstinate / obstinacy
pig-headed / pig-headedness
always took his work very seriously
my father was a very conscientious man
lacking in moral principles, prepared to do very bad things
an unscrupulous character
being close to death
to be at death's door
to be on one's last legs
to die
to pass away
to pass on
newspaper word around death
fatalities: dead people
perished: died
slaughtered: violently killed
legal words around death
the deseased: the dead person
to bequeath: to leave something a bequest in a will
to inherit: to receive something an inheritance from someone who has died
to die intestate: without having made a will
selfish
opposite?
unselfish
altruistic
lazy
opposite?
hard-working
diligent
intellectual
opposite?
low-brow
not difficult to understand
unsystematic
opposite?
methodical
cheerful
opposite?
morose
feeling unhappy, bad mood, not wanting to talk
unhelpful
opposite?
helpful
obliging
quick-tempered
placid
calm, does not easily become excited or angry
sensitive
opposite?
thick-skinned
generous
opposite?
stingy inf.
mean
unwilling to spend, give or use a lot of money
flexible
opposite?
stubborn
passion (noun)
adj?
passionate
faithful
nouns?
faith: is the complete trust or confidence that you have in someone or something.
faithfulness: is when you are completely loyal to someone.
trust
adj?
trusting: If someone is very trusting, they trust you.
trustworthy: when someone is trustworthy I can trust him.
loving someone very much
be devoted to someone
She's absolutely devoted to her mother.
helpful and sympathetic
be supportive of someone
He's very supportive of his collegues.
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