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able
adjective
c1
above yourself
idiom
c2
abrasive
adjective
c2
abrupt
adjective
c2
abusive
adjective
c2
academic
adjective
b1
accommodating
adjective
c2
accomplished
adjective
c1
acid
adjective
c2
active
adjective
c1
adept
adjective
c2
adroit
adjective
c2
affability
noun
c2
affable
adjective
c2
affection
noun
c1
affectionate
adjective
c1
agile
adjective
c2
a live wire
idiom
c2
aloof
adjective
c2
ambitious
adjective
b1
amiable
adjective
c2
amicable
adjective
c2
amoral
adjective
c2
angel
noun
c1
angelic
adjective
c2
animated
adjective
c2
annoying
adjective
b1
approachable
adjective
c2
argumentative
adjective
c1
arrogance
noun
c2
arrogant
adjective
b2
artful
adjective
c2
articulate
adjective
c1
artistic
adjective
b2
artless
adjective
c2
assertive
adjective
c1
assiduous
adjective
c2
assured
adjective
c2
astute
adjective
c2
attentive
adjective
c1
attitude
noun
c1
at (your) ease
idiom
c2
audacious
adjective
c2
audacity
noun
c2
authenticity
noun
c1
autocrat
noun
c2
autocratic
adjective
c2
autonomous
adjective
c2
backbiting
noun
c2
backsliding
noun
c2
bad
adjective
a1
badness
noun
b2
bad-tempered
adjective
c1
balls
noun
c2
ballsy
adjective
c2
base
adjective
c2
be/get too big for your boots
idiom
c2
belligerent
adjective
c2
benevolent
adjective
c2
benign
adjective
c2
(be) on the ball
idiom
c2
be puffed up with pride, etc.
idiom
c2
be the limit
idiom
c2
big-head
noun
c2
big-headed
adjective
c2
big-hearted
adjective
c1
bigot
noun
c2
bigoted
adjective
c2
bitchy
adjective
c2
blabber
verb
c2
bleeding heart
noun
c2
blimp
noun
c2
blimpish
adjective
c2
bluff
verb
c2
bluster
verb
c2
boast
verb
c1
boastful
adjective
c2
bogus
adjective
c2
boisterous
adjective
c2
bold
adjective
b2
bone idle
adjective
c2
boss
verb
c1
bottle
noun
c2
bounce
verb
c2
bouncing
adjective
c2
bouncy
adjective
c2
boy wonder
noun
c2
brag
verb
c1
braggart
noun
c2
brainbox
noun
c2
brainy
adjective
c1
brash
adjective
c2
brave
adjective
b1
breeze
verb
c2
bright
adjective
b2
brilliant
adjective
a2
brisk
adjective
c2
broad-minded
adjective
c1
brute
noun
c2
brutish
adjective
c2
bubbly
adjective
c2
bullheaded
adjective
c2
bullish
adjective
c2
bum
noun
c2
busybody
noun
c2
calm
adjective
b1
canny
adjective
c2
careful
adjective
a2
caring
adjective
b2
catty
adjective
c2
caution
noun
c1
cautious
adjective
c1
character
noun
b1
charitable
adjective
c1
chatty
adjective
c1
cheap
adjective
c2
cheat
verb
b1
cheek
noun
c1
cheeky
adjective
c1
chicken
adjective
c2
chicken out
phrasal verb
c2
chirpy
adjective
c2
chivalrous
adjective
c2
chivalry
noun
c2
churlish
adjective
c2
chutzpah
noun
c2
clean-cut
adjective
c2
clean-living
adjective
c2
clever
adjective
a2
coarse
adjective
c2
cocky
adjective
c2
cold-hearted
adjective
c1
Colonel Blimp
noun
c2
coltish
adjective
c2
come out of yourself
phrasal verb
c2
comfort
verb
b2
comfortable
adjective
b1
committed
adjective
c1
companionable
adjective
c2
compassionate
adjective
c1
competent
adjective
c1
conceit
noun
c2
conceited
adjective
c1
conciliate
verb
c2
confidence
noun
b2
confident
adjective
b1
conniving
adjective
c2
conscience
noun
c1
conscientious
adjective
c1
considerate
adjective
c1
contrary
adjective
c2
cool
adjective
c1
corrupt
adjective
c1
corruption
noun
c1
courage
noun
b2
courageous
adjective
c1
courteous
adjective
c2
covidiot
noun
c2
coward
noun
c1
cowardice
noun
c2
cowardly
adjective
c1
coy
adjective
c2
crafty
adjective
c2
craven
adjective
c2
creative
adjective
a2
criminal
adjective
b1
crisp
adjective
c2
crude
adjective
c1
cruel
adjective
b1
cunning
adjective
c2
cunning
noun
c2
cutie
noun
c2
cutting
adjective
c2
dare
verb
b2
daring
adjective
b2
daring
noun
c1
darling
noun
c1
dashing
adjective
c2
deadbeat
noun
c2
dear
noun
c1
debauched
adjective
c2
debonair
adjective
c2
deceit
noun
c2
deceitful
adjective
c2
deceive
verb
b2
decency
noun
c2
decent
adjective
b2
deception
noun
c1
dependable
adjective
c1
depraved
adjective
c2
depravity
noun
c2
derring-do
noun
c2
devilish
adjective
c2
devious
adjective
c2
diabolical
adjective
c2
difficult
adjective
a1
dignified
adjective
c1
diligent
adjective
c2
disagreeable
adjective
c1
discreet
adjective
c2
discretion
noun
c1
dishonest
adjective
b2
dishonesty
noun
b2
dishonour
noun
c2
dishonourable
adjective
c2
disobedient
adjective
c2
dissolute
adjective
c2
domineering
adjective
c2
do somebody’s head in
idiom
c2
dosser
noun
c2
doughty
adjective
c2
dour
adjective
c2
drive
noun
c1
drone
noun
c2
dubious
adjective
c2
duplicity
noun
c2
dutiful
adjective
c2
duty
noun
b1
dynamic
adjective
b2
dynamism
noun
c2
easy
adjective
c1
easy-going
adjective
b2
ebullience
noun
c2
ebullient
adjective
c2
effervescent
adjective
c2
efficient
adjective
b2
effrontery
noun
c2
egocentric
adjective
c2
egoism
noun
c2
empathy
noun
c1
energetic
adjective
b2
energize
verb
c1
enterprising
adjective
c2
enthusiastic
adjective
b2
ethic
noun
b2
ethical
adjective
b2
ethos
noun
c1
evil
adjective
b2
exasperating
adjective
c2
excel
verb
b2
experienced
adjective
b1
extravert
noun
b2
extrovert
noun
b2
exuberant
adjective
c2
faint-hearted
adjective
c2
faithful
adjective
c1
fake
adjective
b2
fake
noun
b1
false
adjective
b2
familiarity
noun
c2
fickle
adjective
c2
flamboyant
adjective
c2
flaunt
verb
c2
fool
verb
b1
forced
adjective
c2
forthright
adjective
c2
fortitude
noun
c2
forward
adjective
c2
foul-mouthed
adjective
c2
frank
adjective
c1
fresh
adjective
c2
friendly
adjective
a1
frisky
adjective
c2
frolic
verb
c2
frolic
noun
c2
frolicsome
adjective
c2
front
noun
c2
full of yourself
idiom
c2
gallant
adjective
c2
gallantry
noun
c2
gamely
adverb
c2
generous
adjective
b1
genial
adjective
c2
genius
noun
b2
gentle
adjective
b1
genuine
adjective
b2
get on
phrasal verb
b1
get on with
phrasal verb
b1
get-up-and-go
noun
c2
gibe
noun
c2
goad
verb
c2
God-fearing
adjective
c2
godly
adjective
c2
good
adjective
a1
good-for-nothing
adjective
c2
good-for-nothing
noun
c2
good-hearted
adjective
c1
good nature
noun
c1
good-natured
adjective
c1
good sense
noun
b2
goodwill
noun
c1
graceful
adjective
c2
gracious
adjective
c2
grasping
adjective
c2
grateful
adjective
b1
greedy
adjective
b2
greedy guts
idiom
c2
gregarious
adjective
c2
gripe
verb
c2
grit
noun
c2
gritty
adjective
c2
grouse
verb
c2
grubby
adjective
c2
guile
noun
c2
guileless
adjective
c2
gumption
noun
c2
gusto
noun
c2
gut
noun
c1
gutless
adjective
c2
gutsy
adjective
c2
hard-working
adjective
a2
harsh
adjective
c1
hateful
adjective
c2
have a big mouth
idiom
c2
have a heart of gold
idiom
c2
have/lack the courage of your convictions
idiom
c2
have no stomach for something
idiom
c2
hearty
adjective
c2
heinous
adjective
c2
helpful
adjective
a2
henpecked
adjective
c2
hero
noun
a2
heroic
adjective
c1
heroics
noun
c2
heroine
noun
a2
heroism
noun
c1
highbrow
adjective
c2
high-handed
adjective
c2
high-minded
adjective
c2
high-spirited
adjective
c2
holy
adjective
b2
honest
adjective
b1
honesty
noun
b2
honor
noun
b2
honorable
adjective
c1
honour
noun
b2
honourable
adjective
c1
horrible
adjective
b1
horrid
adjective
c2
hospitable
adjective
c1
hubris
noun
c2
humanity
noun
c1
hyper
adjective
c2
icy
adjective
c1
idler
noun
c2
ill-treat
verb
c2
ill-treatment
noun
c2
ill will
noun
c2
imaginative
adjective
b2
immodest
adjective
c2
immoral
adjective
b2
impertinence
noun
c2
impertinent
adjective
c2
importunate
adjective
c2
importune
verb
c2
impudence
noun
c2
impudent
adjective
c2
impure
adjective
c2
incisive
adjective
c2
incivility
noun
c2
inconstancy
noun
c2
inconstant
adjective
c2
indecency
noun
c2
indecent
adjective
c2
indefensible
adjective
c2
independent
adjective
b1
indomitable
adjective
c2
infamous
adjective
c1
infamy
noun
c2
infernal
adjective
c2
ingenious
adjective
c1
ingenuity
noun
c2
ingenuous
adjective
c2
insensitive
adjective
c1
insolence
noun
c2
insolent
adjective
c2
inspo
noun
c2
insufferable
adjective
c2
integrity
noun
c1
intellect
noun
c1
intelligent
adjective
a2
interfering
adjective
c2
intolerant
adjective
c1
intrepid
adjective
c2
introvert
noun
b2
introverted
adjective
c2
invent
verb
b1
invest in
phrasal verb
c2
irrepressible
adjective
c2
irritable
adjective
c1
jaunty
adjective
c2
jealous
adjective
b1
jibe
noun
c2
jilt
verb
c2
jolly
adjective
c1
jovial
adjective
c2
judgemental
adjective
c1
just
adjective
c1
keen
adjective
b1
kid
verb
c2
kind
adjective
b1
kind-hearted
adjective
c1
kindly
adjective
c1
kindness
noun
b1
knowledgeable
adjective
c1
laggard
noun
c2
laid-back
adjective
b2
layabout
noun
c2
laze
verb
c1
laze away
phrasal verb
c1
lazy
adjective
a2
leadership
noun
b2
lead on
phrasal verb
c2
libertine
noun
c2
licentious
adjective
c2
lie
verb
b1
lie around
phrasal verb
c1
lily-livered
adjective
c2
lively
adjective
b2
loafer
noun
c2
lofty
adjective
c2
loll
verb
c2
loose
adjective
c2
loud
adjective
b1
loudmouth
noun
c1
lounge
verb
c2
lovely
adjective
a2
loving
adjective
c1
loyal
adjective
b2
lump
noun
c2
macho
adjective
c2
magnanimous
adjective
c2
magnetism
noun
c2
make fun of somebody/something
idiom
b2
malefactor
noun
c2
malicious
adjective
c1
man
noun
c1
manful
adjective
c2
mastermind
noun
c2
mature
adjective
c1
mean
adjective
c2
menace
noun
c1
mercenary
adjective
c2
merciful
adjective
c2
mercurial
adjective
c2
mercy
noun
c1
meticulous
adjective
c2
mild
adjective
c2
milksop
noun
c2
mischief
noun
c2
mischievous
adjective
c2
miser
noun
c2
miserable
adjective
c1
mislead
verb
b2
misleading
adjective
c1
misrepresent
verb
c1
mistreat
verb
c1
moan
verb
c1
mock
verb
c1
modest
adjective
b2
monstrous
adjective
c2
moral
adjective
b2
moral fibre
noun
c2
moralist
noun
c2
morality
noun
c1
moralize
verb
c2
mordant
adjective
c2
motivate
verb
b2
mouthy
adjective
c2
musical
adjective
b2
muster
verb
c2
narcissism
noun
c2
narrow-minded
adjective
c1
nasty
adjective
b2
needy
adjective
c2
nefarious
adjective
c2
nerve
noun
c2
nervous
adjective
b1
ne’er-do-well
noun
c2
nice
adjective
a1
nobility
noun
c2
noble
adjective
c1
nosey
adjective
b2
nosy
adjective
b2
nosy parker
noun
c2
nuisance
noun
c1
number one
noun
c2
obstinate
adjective
c2
offensive
adjective
b2
open
adjective
b2
open-hearted
adjective
c1
open-minded
adjective
c1
openness
noun
c1
opportunism
noun
c2
opportunist
adjective
c2
opportunist
noun
c2
optimism
noun
c1
optimistic
adjective
b2
organized
adjective
b1
outface
verb
c2
outgoing
adjective
b1
overconfident
adjective
c2
over-optimistic
adjective
c2
overweening
adjective
c2
pain
noun
b2
panache
noun
c2
passionate
adjective
b2
past master
noun
c2
patience
noun
b2
patient
adjective
b2
people skills
noun
b2
pep
noun
c2
peppy
adjective
c2
perk up
phrasal verb
c2
perky
adjective
c2
personable
adjective
c2
petty
adjective
c2
phoney
adjective
c2
phony
adjective
c2
pig-headed
adjective
c2
pizzazz
noun
c2
plain
adjective
c1
pleasant
adjective
b1
pluck
noun
c2
plucky
adjective
c2
poise
noun
c2
poised
adjective
c2
poke fun at somebody/something
idiom
c2
polished
adjective
c2
polite
adjective
a2
positive
adjective
b1
positivity
noun
c2
possessive
adjective
c2
potential
noun
b2
powerhouse
noun
c2
practical
adjective
b2
preach
verb
c1
preen
verb
c2
prejudiced
adjective
c2
presumption
noun
c2
presumptuous
adjective
c2
pretend
verb
b1
pride
noun
b2
Prince Charming
noun
c2
principle
noun
b2
principled
adjective
c1
proactive
adjective
c2
prodigy
noun
b2
profess
verb
c1
professional
adjective
b1
proper
adjective
c2
proud
adjective
b1
prude
noun
c2
prudish
adjective
c2
punky
adjective
c2
puritan
noun
c2
puritanical
adjective
c2
pushy
adjective
c1
pussycat
noun
c2
quality
noun
b1
quick-witted
adjective
c2
raffish
adjective
c2
rambunctious
adjective
c2
rational
adjective
c1
razor-sharp
adjective
c2
rebel
noun
c1
rebel
verb
c1
rebellious
adjective
c1
rebuff
verb
c2
rebuff
noun
c2
rectitude
noun
c2
relatable
adjective
c1
relaxed
adjective
b1
reliable
adjective
b1
Renaissance man
noun
c2
Renaissance woman
noun
c2
reprobate
adjective
c2
reprobate
noun
c2
resentful
adjective
c1
responsible
adjective
b2
ridicule
noun
c1
ridicule
verb
c1
rogue
noun
c1
rude
adjective
a2
rumbustious
adjective
c2
saint
noun
c1
sangfroid
noun
c2
sanguine
adjective
c2
sap
noun
c2
sarcasm
noun
c2
sassy
adjective
c2
scorn
verb
c2
scoundrel
noun
c2
scrupulous
adjective
c2
secretive
adjective
c1
secure
adjective
b2
seedy
adjective
c2
self-absorbed
adjective
c2
self-assertive
adjective
c2
self-assurance
noun
c2
self-assured
adjective
c2
self-centred
adjective
c1
self-confidence
noun
b2
self-confident
adjective
b2
self-congratulation
noun
c2
self-congratulatory
adjective
c2
self-deprecating
adjective
c2
self-indulgence
noun
c2
self-indulgent
adjective
c2
selfish
adjective
b1
self-motivated
adjective
c1
self-motivation
noun
c2
self-pity
noun
c1
self-possessed
adjective
c2
self-possession
noun
c2
self-regard
noun
c2
self-regarding
adjective
c2
self-reliance
noun
c2
self-reliant
adjective
c2
self-respect
noun
c2
self-respecting
adjective
c2
self-satisfied
adjective
c2
self-serving
adjective
c2
self-starter
noun
c2
self-worth
noun
c2
sensible
adjective
b1
sensitive
adjective
b2
sermonize
verb
c2
shamble
verb
c2
sharp
adjective
b2
shiftless
adjective
c2
shifty
adjective
c2
shirk
verb
c2
shirker
noun
c2
shoot your mouth off (about something)
idiom
c2
show off
phrasal verb
b2
shrewd
adjective
c2
shy
adjective
b1
skill
noun
a1
skilled
adjective
b2
skill set
noun
b2
slacker
noun
c2
sleaze
noun
c2
sleazy
adjective
c2
slob
noun
c2
slob around
phrasal verb
c2
slob out
phrasal verb
c2
sloth
noun
c2
slothful
adjective
c2
slouch
noun
c2
slouchy
adjective
c2
sluggard
noun
c2
sluggish
adjective
c2
sly
adjective
c2
smart
adjective
b1
smear
verb
c2
smoothly
adverb
c2
smug
adjective
c2
snide
adjective
c2
sociable
adjective
b1
soft
adjective
c2
soft-hearted
adjective
c2
softie
noun
c2
softy
noun
c2
sordid
adjective
c2
sparkle
verb
c2
sparkle
noun
c2
spin (somebody) a yarn, tale, etc.
idiom
c2
spirit
noun
b2
spirited
adjective
c2
spiteful
adjective
c2
sprightly
adjective
c2
springy
adjective
c2
spry
adjective
c2
spunk
noun
c2
spurn
verb
c2
square
adjective
c2
stand tall
idiom
c2
staunch
adjective
c2
stiff-necked
adjective
c2
stout
adjective
c2
stout-hearted
adjective
c2
straight
adjective
c2
straightforward
adjective
c1
straight-laced
adjective
c2
strait-laced
adjective
c2
street-smart
adjective
c2
street smarts
noun
c2
streetwise
adjective
c2
strength
noun
b2
strict
adjective
b2
strong
adjective
b1
strut
verb
c2
stubborn
adjective
b2
suave
adjective
c2
sulky
adjective
c2
superficial
adjective
c1
superiority complex
noun
c2
sure
adjective
a1
sure-footed
adjective
c2
sureness
noun
c1
surly
adjective
c2
suspicion
noun
c1
suspicious
adjective
c1
swagger
verb
c2
swank
verb
c2
sweet
adjective
c1
sweetie
noun
c2
sympathetic
adjective
b2
sympathy
noun
b2
tactful
adjective
c1
talented
adjective
b1
talkative
adjective
b2
tart
adjective
c2
taunt
verb
c2
taunt
noun
c2
team player
noun
c1
temerity
noun
c2
temperament
noun
c2
temperamental
adjective
c2
tender
adjective
c1
tender-hearted
adjective
c2
thoughtful
adjective
c1
tigerish
adjective
c2
timid
adjective
c1
timidity
noun
c2
timorous
adjective
c2
tireless
adjective
c2
together
adjective
c2
tolerance
noun
c1
tolerant
adjective
c1
tough
adjective
b2
trick
verb
b1
trumpet
verb
c2
trust
noun
b2
trust
verb
b2
trustworthy
adjective
c1
truthful
adjective
c1
trying
adjective
c2
unapproachable
adjective
c2
unbearable
adjective
c1
uncharitable
adjective
c2
unchristian
adjective
c1
unconscionable
adjective
c2
understanding
adjective
b1
unflinching
adjective
c2
unfriendliness
noun
b2
unfriendly
adjective
b1
ungracious
adjective
c2
unsmiling
adjective
c1
untruthful
adjective
c1
upright
adjective
c2
upstanding
adjective
c2
vain
adjective
c1
vainglorious
adjective
c2
vainglory
noun
c2
valiant
adjective
c2
valour
noun
c2
vanity
noun
c2
veracity
noun
c2
vice
noun
c1
vigorous
adjective
c2
vigour
noun
c2
villain
noun
b2
villainous
adjective
c1
villainy
noun
c1
virtue
noun
c1
virtuous
adjective
c2
vital
adjective
c2
vivacious
adjective
c2
vivacity
noun
c2
vociferous
adjective
c2
vulgar
adjective
c2
vulgarity
noun
c2
walk tall
idiom
c2
wanton
adjective
c2
warm
adjective
b1
warm-hearted
adjective
c1
wastrel
noun
c2
weak-kneed
adjective
c2
welcoming
adjective
b1
well disposed
adjective
c2
well meaning
adjective
c2
while away
phrasal verb
c2
whine
verb
c1
whinge
verb
c2
whizz-kid
noun
c2
wholesome
adjective
c2
wily
adjective
c2
wimp
noun
c2
wisdom
noun
b2
wise
adjective
b2
wit
noun
c1
withdrawn
adjective
c1
witty
adjective
c1
wrong
adjective
b1
wuss
noun
c2
yellow-bellied
adjective
c2
yellow-belly
noun
c2
zeal
noun
c2
zealous
adjective
c2
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