Unit 1-2 Advanced

adolescent

a young person who is developing from a child into an adult

characteristic

a typical feature or quality that makes someone or something different

trait

a particular quality in someone’s personality

apprehensive

worried or nervous about something that may happen

assertive

confident and direct in expressing opinions or needs

clumsy

awkward in movement or likely to drop things

cynical

believing that people are motivated only by selfish reasons

desirable

worth having or wanting

eccentric

behaving in an unusual or strange way

egotistical

thinking too much about yourself and your importance

gullible

easily tricked or deceived

idealised

represented as being better or more perfect than reality

inconsiderate

not caring about other people’s feelings

indecisive

unable to make decisions quickly

self-assured

confident in your abilities and qualities

self-absorbed

too interested in your own thoughts and feelings

self-centred

caring only about yourself and your own needs

self-congratulatory

showing too much pride in your own achievements

self-deprecating

making jokes or criticism about yourself in a modest way

self-important

believing that you are more important than others

tactful

careful not to upset or embarrass people

well-adjusted

emotionally healthy and able to deal with life calmly

well-bred

polite and from a socially respected family

well-brought-up

taught to behave politely since childhood

well-dressed

wearing fashionable or neat clothes

era

a long period of history with particular features

evolution

the gradual development or change of something over time

finds

valuable or interesting discoveries

pioneer

a person who is one of the first to develop or explore something

remnants

small remaining parts of something that existed before

retrospect

thinking about past events

status quo

the existing state of affairs

transition

the process of changing from one state to another

trend

a general direction in which something is changing

abrupt

sudden and unexpected

bygone

belonging to an earlier time in history

fleeting

lasting for a very short time

immense

extremely large or great

infinitesimal

extremely small

moderate

average in size, amount, or degree

periodic

happening regularly from time to time

preceding

happening or coming before something else

prehistoric

relating to the time before written history

profound

very deep or serious

rapid

happening very quickly

topical

related to current events or subjects people are interested in

tremendous

extremely great in amount or level

turbulent

full of sudden change, confusion, or conflict

pressed for time

having very little time available

have the time of your life

to enjoy yourself more than ever before

your life

the activities and experiences that are part of your existence

have time on your hands

to have more free time than you need

next to no time

almost no time at all

in the blink of an eye

extremely quickly

there aren’t enough hours in the day

there is not enough time to do everything

time goes so fast

time seems to pass very quickly

excavate

to dig in the ground carefully to discover old objects or structu