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1. absent-minded
2. aggressive
3. agitated
4. annoyed
5. anxious
6. apathetic
7. apprehensive
8. arrogant
9. awkward
10. bad-tempered
11. baffled
12. base
13. bigoted
14. blue
15. blunt
16. boastful
17. bored
18. callous
19. capricious
20. careless
21. casual/neglectful
22. cheeky
23. clumsy
24. coarse
25. cocky
26. complacent
27. compliant
28. conceited
29. contemptuous
30. cool
31. cruel
32. cynical
33. dashing
34. deceitful
35. defiant
36. detached
37. disappointed
38. dishonest
39. disillusioned
40. disloyal
41. disobedient
42. dispassionate
43. displeased
44. disrespectful
45. distracted
46. distressed
47. dominant
48. domineering
49. double-faced
50. doubtful
51. down
52. down-to-earth
53. dull/dummy
54. ecstatic
55. edgy
56. egoistic
57. evil/sinful
58. exacting
59. excited
60. false
61. fearful
62. fed up
63. feeble
64. feeble-minded
65. foolish
66. frustrated
67. furious
68. fussy
69. gloomy
70. greedy
71. gullible
72. grim
73. hard-hearted
74. harsh
75. haughty
76. heartbroken
77. hesitant
78. highly-strung
79. homesick
80. hopeless
81. hostile
82. hot
83. hot/quick/short-tempered
84. humiliated
85. hypocritical/ deceitful
86. idle
87. ignorant
88. ill-behaved
89. illiterate
90. ill-mannered
91. ill-natured
92. ill-read
93. impatient
94. impertinent
95. impolite
96. impressionable
97. impudent
98. in a bad mood
99. incompetent
100.inconsiderate
101.inconsistent
102.indecisive
103.indifferent
104.indiscreet
105.inert
106.in low spirits
107.intemperate
108.intolerant
109.irrational
110.irresolute
111.irresponsible
112.irritable
113.insincere
114.jealous
115.keeping aloof
116.lacking self reliance
117.lazy
118.light-headed
119.lost
120.low and sad
121.malicious
122.mean
123.mediocre
124.merciless
125.miserable
126.mixed-up
127.moody, grim
128.naïve
129.narrow-minded
130.nervous
131.neurotic
132.nostalgic
133.nuisance
134.obstinate
135.ordinary
136.paranoid
137.peevish
138.pert
139.perverse
140.petrified
141.pompous
142.possessive
143.prejudiced
144.presumptuous
145.prim
146.pushy
147.quarrelsome
148.rash
149.resentful
150.reserved
151.revengeful
152.rigorous
153.rude
154.ruthless
155.sad
156.scared
157.sceptical
158.scornful
159.secretive
160.self-assured
161.self-centred
162.self-confident
163.selfish
164.self-willed
165.sentimental
166.servile
167.severe
168.shallow
169.showy
170.silly
171.simple-minded/ -hearted
172.sleepyhead
173.sloppy
174.slovenly
175.slow-minded
176.sluggish
177.sly (cunning)
178.smug
179.snobbish
180.sorrowful
181.speechless
182.spiteful
183.stiff
184.stingy
185.strict
186.stubborn
187.stupid
188.sulky
189.sullen
190.superstitious
191.submissive/ compliant
192.suspicious
193.tactless
194.touchy
195.tough
196.treacherous
197.two-faced
198.uncivil
199.uncommunicative
200.unconcerned
201.uneducated
202.unfair
203.unhappy
204.unjust
205.unkind
206.unlettered
207.unreasonable
208.unreliable
209.unrestrained
210.unscrupulous
211.unskilled
212.unsociable
213.untrusting
214.upset
215.vain
216.villainous
217.vulgar
218.wasteful
219.wavery
220.weak-willed
221.wicked
222.wilful
223.withdrawn
Exercise 2. Read and translate the following text. While reading pay attention to the words in bold type. Answer the questions after the text.
Appearances are deceptive. It is a common truth; practically everyone has met at least someone whose character and appearance differ radically.
When one sees a tall, broad-shouldered youth, one expects him to be strong-willed and brave. One thinks: ‘ A model to follow!’ How often a good-looking individual turns out to be petty, weak-willed or even cowardly. Then one thinks: ‘A mediocrity!’
At the same time everyone knows that a lot of great people were of poor build: short and fragile. It didn’t stop them from displaying intelligence and courage. Ingenuity does not depend on one’s complexion or constitution.
Plump or fat people create an impression of generous and kind personalities. Strangely enough, not rarely they may be thrifty or even greedy. One usually thinks: ‘A scrooge!’
On the other hand, thin or slim nervous ladies often tend to be lavish. They like to buy and never think twice when they pay. One thinks: ‘I would call her open-handed and Mother would call her a spendthrift’. Yes, mothers are always stricter in judgements.
Has it ever happened to you that you come to an important office and see an important boss? You immediately evaluate his looks: ‘Round-faced, small narrow eyes, dimple on the cheeks and an upturned nose. What a kind-hearted person! A simpleton!’ You tell the boss of your troubles and expect immediate help. But the boss appears to be rude, harsh and wilful. You never get your help and think: ‘A stone heart and an iron fist’.
When someone sees a delicately built pretty blonde with curly hair, blue eyes, a straight nose and a high forehead, one is inclined to think that the beauty is intelligent and nice. It may be disappointing to think later ‘What a stupid, capricious, impolite bore!’
On the contrary, when one sees a skinny brunette with ugly irregular features – a hooked nose, pointed chin, close-set eyes and thin lips, strange thoughts come to one’s head; because it is the image of evil people – cruel and cunning. It may be a relief some time later to find her a clever, gentle and good-mannered lady and think: ‘What charm! A heart of gold!’
Another general misconception lies in the fact that children are always expected to resemble their parents. And parents like it when children take after them. Relatives like to compare moles, the shape of noses, etc. the greatest compliment is: ‘They are as like as two peas’. The greatest disappointment is to find nothing in common. We want to deny people their exclusiveness, we don’t want to admit that nature has selected other options from an enormous genetic fund developed over generations. Why do we like our copies? Who knows!
Nature likes to play tricks on us. But don’t you think it is a present on the part of nature? Life becomes not a boring routine, but a brilliant kaleidoscope of characters and appearances which often clash.
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