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Active Vocabulary Unit 1 PersonalityDate: 2015-10-07; view: 461. Personality adjectives 1. adventurous - an adventurous person is willing to take risks and eager to have new experiences (ant.: careful, cautious) 2. ambitious - someone who is ambitious wants to be successful, rich, or powerful. 3. assertive - someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice. 4. balanced – mentally and emotionally stable 5. bossy - if someone is bossy, they enjoy telling people what to do; domineering, tyrannical 6. cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ - a cautious person acts very carefully in order to avoid danger *I am a cautious driver. 7. creative - a creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in art 8. easy-going - relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry / upset 9. energetic - an energetic person has a lot of energy 10. even-tempered - not easily made angry, upset or excited; calm (ant.: quick-tempered) 11. generous - a generous person gives more of sth, especially money, than is usual or expected (ant.: mean, selfish) 12. hard-working – busy, energetic 13. lively /ˈlaɪvlɪ/ - you can describe someone as lively when they behave in an enthusiastic and cheerful way *She had a sweet, lively personality. 14. moody - a moody person often becomes depressed or angry without any warning (ant.: stable) 15. open-minded - willing to consider other people's ideas and suggestions (ant.: narrow-minded) 16. organised - able to plan your work, life, etc. well and in an efficient way (ant.: disorganised) 17. patient - if you are patient, you don't get angry quickly (ant.: impatient, bad-tempered) 18. reliable - reliable people / things can be trusted to work well or to behave in the way that you want them to (ant.: unreliable, irresponsible) 19. quiet - tending not to talk very much (ant.: talkative) 20. self-confident - having confidence in yourself and your abilities 21. sensible - a sensible person is able to make good decisions and judgements based on reason (ant.: unreasonable, irrational) 22. sensitive – 1) easily offended or upset; 2) if you are sensitive to other people's problems and feelings, you understand them; thoughtful; understanding (ant. insensitive) 23. serious - thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly (ant. light-minded) 24. sociable - enjoying spending time with other people; friendly (ant. unsociable) 25. strong-willed - determined to do what you want to do, even if other people advise you not to 26. talkative = chatty – someone who talks a lot 27. thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfʊl/ - showing that you think about and care for other people (ant. inconsiderate)
Unit 1.1 28. a theory on sth 29. to be based on sth 30. to be different from sb/sth 31. to focus on sth /ˈfəʊkəs/ - to fix attention on sth; to concentrate 32. to form close relationships (easily) 33. to be interested in sth 34. to identify sth /aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ/ *Now that we have identified the problem, we must decide how to fix it. 35. to have an influence on sb/sth 36. to influence sb/sth 37. to have an effect on sb/sth 38. to affect sb/sth – to influence, especially in a harmful, damaging way 39. to laugh at sb / sth 40. to run sth (a company, a business) - to be in charge of; to manage 41. to seem to be / to do sth – give the impression of 42. to specialise in sth 43. to tell sth from sth - to distinguish; to identify 44. to tend to be / to do sth - if something tends to happen, it usually happens or it happens often *I tend to forget things. 45. on the one hand … on the other hand…
Unit 1.2 46. an audience /ˈɔːdɪəns/ 47. approach to sth /əˈprəʊtʃ/ - a way of doing sth; method; style 48. atmosphere of tension and anticipation 49. to consider sth 50. current /ˈkʌrənt/ - sth that is current is happening, being done, or being used at the present time. *The current situation is very different. 51. a difference between sth 52. to direct - to be in charge of actors in a play / film *The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. 53. director - the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme 54. to be an expert on / in sth 55. essential /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ - 1) vitally important; absolutely necessary; 2) basic; fundamental *It is essential that you take my advice. 56. to find sth out - if you find something out, you learn it, often by making an effort to do so *They wanted to find out the truth. 57. to investigate - if someone investigates an event / situation, they try to find out what happened *to investigate a crime 58. investigation - a careful search / examination in order to discover facts, etc 59. a main character /ˈkærɪktə/ 60. to measure sth 61. measure - an official action that is done in order to achieve a particular aim *a temporary / an emergency measure 62. measurement - the act / process of finding the size, quantity or degree of sth *Accurate measurement is very important in science. 63. overrated - too highly assessed or evaluated 64. underrated 65. a (personal) quality 66. a (personality) trait - a particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or sth has *These personality traits show up early in childhood. 67. to regret – to feel sorry or upset about sth 68. regret - a feeling of sadness or disappointment *He feels deep regret about his friend's death. She had no regrets about leaving. 69. reliability /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ 70. to be related to sth 71. to do / carry out research into sth 72. similar 73. similarity 74. to solve (a mystery) - to find the explanation for or solution / answer to (a mystery, problem, etc) 75. to take a test 76. valid – 1) based on what is logical or true; a valid reason or argument is logical and reasonable, and therefore worth taking seriously *The point you make is perfectly valid. 2) legally or officially acceptable *a valid passport 3) accepted by the system *a valid password (ant.: invalid) 77. validity 78. to work on sth 79. to work sth out - to find the answer to sth; to solve; to calculate sth. If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery, you find the solution by thinking or talking about it. *They are planning to meet later today to work out a solution.
Unit 1.3 80. to associate with sth 81. antisocial - not wanting to spend time / be friendly with other people; unsociable 82. basically – mainly. You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about sth. *Basically, the whole thing was extremely dull. 83. bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/ – using two languages 84. charisma /kəˈrɪzmə/ - the powerful personal quality that some people have to attract and impress other people 85. charismatic /ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk/ 86. to draw (people) to sb – to attract or interest somebody 87. eloquence /ˈeləkwəns/ - ability to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public 88. to be good / effective at sth / at doing sth 89. to be married to sb 90. to misunderstand sth - to fail to understand sb/sth correctly 91. to misbehave - to behave badly 92. in the picture / photo 93. on the page 94. to outperform - to achieve better results than sb/sth 95. rare /reə/ 96. rarely /ˈreəli/ 97. relatively 98. to relate to sb / sth - to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb/sth; to understand the way that someone feels and thinks *Many adults can't relate to children. 99. to redefine sth 100. to recognise sth – to admit, accept, understand (a fact, a problem, etc) *Nobody recognised how urgent the situation was. 101. TV presenter 102. vision - the ability to think about the future with great imagination and intelligence *He's a competent politician, but he lacks vision.
Unit 1.4 103. to accept criticism 104. to ban sth – to decide / say officially that something is not allowed * Chemical weapons are banned internationally. 105. to come up with sth – to find an answer *She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. He always comes up with the right answer. 106. to do shopping 107. to fit sth – to be suitable for sth *His pictures don't fit into any category. 108. to get on with sb - to have a friendly relationship with sb *She's never really got on with her sister. 109. to be a good match (for sb) - a person or thing that combines well with sb/sth else *Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other. 110. to have strong opinions on sth 111. to be jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ 112. judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ - an opinion that you form about sth after thinking about it carefully *He refused to make a judgement about the situation. 113. to perform poorly – to do a task / a piece of work in a way that is not good enough 114. to show respect to sb 115. to take a joke - to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself 116. vital /ˈvaɪtl/ - necessary, essential, of great importance
Unit 1.5 117. although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ = though 118. in addition 119. despite the fact that 120. firstly / secondly / thirdly 121. for example = for instance 122. however 123. in contrast 124. in particular – special; especially *Is there anything in particular you'd like for dinner? 125. on balance – after considering all the information *On balance, the company has had a successful year. 126. to sum up
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