Describing people: positive & negative qualities

Vocabulary in Use: Advanced

to assert

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quick-tempered

easily irritated or annoyed (вспыльчивый)

opportunistic

using situations for own benefit

methodical

systematic, careful

chauvinistic

too patriotic, afraid of anything alien

to get carried away

to become too excited and loose control

rebellious

бунтарь

obliging

ready to help (услужливый)

superficial

not caring about serious things (беспечный)

a perfectionist

someone who is not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect

tactless

inclined to say things that upset or offend people

intuitive

understanding instinctively

stingy

not generous or liberal (скупой)

diligent

старательный

placid

calm, does not easily become excited or angry

cunning

коварный

witty

using words in a clever and funny way (остроумный)

magnetic personality

personality that attracts people to you

distrustful

not trusting, suspicious of others, cautious

industrious

трудолюбивый

shrewd

having good judgement, проницательный

decisive

able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality

down-to-earth

practical, reasonable and sensible

altruistic

thinking of others rather than yourself

morose

gloomy, unhappy, annoyed

sharp-tongued

inclined to speak in a severe and critical way

naive

without enough experience of life, trusting too easily

parsimonious

tightfisted, greedy, скупой

terse

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly (e.g. __ reply)

unscrupulous

беспринципный

brusque

quick and rude in manner or speech, резкий

obstinate

unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says

astute

able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it

sullen

angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people