Unit 4 vocabulary

Great Thinkers

broad-minded

prepared to accept other views or behaviours

down-to-earth

practical, realistic

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care, impulsive

laid-back

very relaxed, not seeming to be worried about anything

outgoing

sociable; eager to mix socially with others

reserved

slow to reveal emotion or opinions

resourceful

(adj.) able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems; clever in finding ways and means of getting along

sensible

Reasonable. Smart and practical

reliable

trustworthy; not likely to fail

talkative

a person who talks a lot

considerate

showing concern for the needs or feelings of others

insecure

lacking self-confidence or assurance

moody

quickly and easily becoming annoyed or unhappy

resilient

quick to recover

self-confident

feeling sure about yourself and your abilities

selfish

thinking only about yourself and not caring about other people

tactful

(adj.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

untrustworthy

not able to be trusted

diplomatic

skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people

modest

humble

kind

nice

big-headed

arrogant; having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud

cheerful

happy

easy-going

relaxed and not easily worried about anything

energetic

active and lively

humble

modest

introverted

shy or reserved

loud

Noisy; attention getting

loyal

faithful; someone who stands by you in good times and bad

narrow-minded

unwilling to accept or try to understand ideas that are new or different

sensitive

able to feel or perceive intensely

shy

timid

sociable

interacting with others; friendly

tactless

Insensitive; lacking skill or sensitivity in dealing with others

party animal

someone who enjoys going to lots of parties

a pain in the neck

someone that is very annoying

a great laugh

someone who is very funny

a wallflower

A shy person who stands alone at social events

a big mouth

someone who says things they shouldn't

a bright spark

someone who is clever or has a clever idea (but often used to mean just the opposite)

a live wire

someone who has a lot of energy and is interesting to be with

a social butterfly

someone who is very sociable and goes to lots of different social events with lots of different people

life and soul

centre of attention

relate to

able to understand a situation or the way that someone feels and thinks

bring to the table

to raise for discussion

see the bigger picture

see a situation with a wider perspective

rise to the occasion

succeed in dealing with a difficult situation

take center stage

to be the focus of interest

in the spotlight

a situation in which you get a lot of public attention

better late than never

expression used when sb arrives late or does sth later that they should have done

easier than done

it's easier to you should do sth difficult than to do it.

the sooner, the better

sth should be done as quickly as possible

better to be safe than sorry

it's better to take precautions than to have problems later because you didn't take them

the more, the merrier

used to say an occasion will be more enjoyable if a lot of people are there

this is going from bad to worse

the situation was already bad and it's getting even worse