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Evil (bad) characteristics
Virtuous (good) characteristics Innate Qualities 1. accomplished 2. active 3. adventurous 4. affable 5. affectionate 6. altruistic 7. ambitious 8. amiable 9. amusing 10. articulate 11. attentive 12. awesome 13. bashful 14. benevolent 15. brave 16. bright 17. broad-minded 18. calm (placid) 19. cautious 20. charismatic 21. cheerful (merry) 22. clever 23. committed 24. communicable 25. competitive 26. composed 27. concentrated 28. concerned 29. confident (of) 30. conscientious 31. considerate 32. consistent 33. contented 34. cool 35. cordial 36. courageous 37. courteous 38. creative 39. daring 40. dedicated 41. deep 42. delighted 43. determined 44. devoted 45. dignified 46. diligent 47. disciplined 48. discreet 49. earnest 50. easy-going 51. economical 52. educated 53. elated 54. emotional 55. enlightened 56. enthusiastic 57. extravagant 58. fair 59. faithful 60. fearless 61. firm 62. flexible 63. forbearing 64. frank 65. friendly 66. frugal 67. generous 68. genial 69. genius 70. gentle 71. gifted 72. glad 73. good natured 74. good-humoured 75. happy 76. hard-working 77. honest 78. honorable 79. hopeful 80. hospitable 81. humane 82. humble 83. impartial 84. in a good mood 85. independent 86. industrious 87. ingenuous 88. in high spirits 89. inspired 90. intelligent 91. just 92. joyful 93. jovial 94. kind 95. kindhearted 96. knowledgeable 97. learned 98. level-headed 99. loyal 100. masterly (skilled) 101. meek 102. merciful 103. mild (soft) 104. modest 105. moral 106. neat 107. noble 108. obedient 109. open 110. open-hearted 111. outspoken 112. passionate 113. patient 114. persistent 115. philanthropic 116. pleased 117. polite 118. practical 119. proud 120. punctual 121. quick 122. quick-minded 123. quick-witted 124. quiet 125. rational 126. regretful 127. reliable 128. reputable 129. reserved 130. resolute 131. respectable 132. respectful 133. responsible 134. scholarly 135. scrupulous 136. self-blaming 137. (self-) confident 138. (self-reliant) 139. self-critical 140. self-denying 141. self-disciplined 142. selfless 143. self-possessed 144. sensible 145. sensitive 146. serious 147. sharp 148. show presence of mind 149. show resistance to pressure 150. shrewd 151. sincere 152. single-minded 153. smart 154. sober-minded 155. sociable 156. soft-hearted 157. sophisticated 158. spiritually-minded 159. stands one’s ground 160. steady 161. straightforward 162. strong-willed 163. sympathetic 164. tactful 165. talented 166. tender 167. thoughtful 168. thrifty 169. thrilled 170. timid 171. trustful 172. trusting 173. trustworthy 174. undemanding 175. understanding 176. unpretending 177. versatile 178. vivacious 179. warmhearted 180. well-behaved 181. well-bread 182. well-mannered 183. well-read 184. wise 185. witty 186. worldly(-minded) 187. yielding 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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