Unit 10 Lexis

Question 1

<html><body>impetuous</body></html>

Accepted Answer

Acts on a sudden idea without thinking first (Ungestüm)

Question 2

<html><body>impulsive </body></html>

Accepted Answer

similar to impetuous, but can be used in a more positive way

Question 3

<html><body>effusive </body></html>

Accepted Answer

gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude (überschwänglich)

Question 4

<html><body>excitable </body></html>

Accepted Answer

easily excited by things

Question 5

<html><body>pushy </body></html>

Accepted Answer

always selfishly promoting your own position or interests (informal)

Question 6

Self- concious

Accepted Answer

selbstbewusst

Question 7

Well-balanced

Accepted Answer

Calm and reasonable and showing good judgement (ausgeglichen)

Question 8

<html><body>taciturn </body></html>

Accepted Answer

reserved or says very little (generally negative), (schweigsam)

Question 9

<html><body>outgoing</body></html>

Accepted Answer

energetic and friendly, finds it easy to be with others

Question 10

<html><body>introvert </body></html>

Accepted Answer

inward-looking and quiet

Question 11

<html><body>extrovert </body></html>

Accepted Answer

outward- looking, energetic and sociable

Question 12

<html><body>diffident </body></html>

Accepted Answer

Lacks confidence, unschlüssig

Question 13

Self-esteem

Accepted Answer

Selbstwertgefühl

Question 14

<html><body>reserved </body></html>

Accepted Answer

Not immediately sociable

Question 15

to be aloof

Accepted Answer

unfriendly and not sociable (unnahbar)

Question 16

<html><body>haughty</body></html>

Accepted Answer

unfriendly, thinks herself better than others , hochmütig

Question 17

<html><body>disdainful </body></html>

Accepted Answer

Does not believe others deserve respect (verächtlich)

Question 18

unapproachable

Accepted Answer

Not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with (unzugänglich)

Question 19

approachable

Accepted Answer

zugänglich

Question 20

<html><body>conceited</body></html>

Accepted Answer

thinks herself wonderful (eingebildet)

Question 21

Self-important

Accepted Answer

has an exaggerated sense of her importance (selbstgefällig)

Question 22

<html><body>modest </body></html>

Accepted Answer

prefers not to exaggerate her own qualities (bescheiden)

Question 23

<html><body>naive </body></html>

Accepted Answer

Willing to believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience

Question 24

<html><body>gullible </body></html>

Accepted Answer

easily deceived
(Leichtgläubig)

Question 25

conscientious

Accepted Answer

always took his work very seriously (gewissenhaft)

Question 26

<html><body>restless </body></html>

Accepted Answer

Not satisfied with what she ist doing now and wanting something new (rastlos)

Question 27

<html><body>obstinate </body></html>

Accepted Answer

unwilling to change, despite persuasion (hartnäckig)

Question 28

<html><body>pig-headed </body></html>

Accepted Answer

similar to obstinate but stronger (informal)

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