Flashcards
Unit 1
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1INTUITIVE in·tu·i·tive Men are less intuitive than women.Able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof
- 2DOWNSIDE down·side The downside of being a young magician is that you can't do magic out of HogwartsA negative aspect
A disadvantage of a situation
- 3COMPULSIVE com·pul·sive Allison is a compulsive liar, she faked her deadDoing something a lot and unable to stop doing it
Relating to, caused by a psychological compulsion or obsession - 4DECISIVE de·ci·sive Meredith Grey is a very decisive surgeonAble to make decisions quickly and confidently
Strongly affecting how a situation will progress or end
- 5INQUISITIVE in·quis·i·tive Sam was inquisitive, and interested in being a MaestreWanting to discover as much as you can about things, given to examination
- 6AMBITIOUS am·bi·tious Tony Stark is one of the most ambitious superheroesHaving a desire to achieve a particular goal, a strong wish to be successful
- 7CONSCIENTIOUS con·sci·en·tious Hermione has always been a very conscientious studentMeticulous, careful
Putting a lot of effort into your work
- 8INTROVERTED in·tro·vert Ed Sheeran is an introverted british singerSomeone who is shy, quiet, and unable to make friends easily
- 9HONEST, FRANK, DIRECT, OUTSPOKEN, OPEN hon·est \ˈfraŋk\ di·rect out·spo·ken \ˈō-pən, -pəm\ Jiminy Cricket was always frank and direct with PinocchioHONEST Telling the truth or able to be trusted
FRANK Sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable
DIRECT Someone who says what they think without worrying about other people's opinions
OUTSPOKEN Expressed without reserve
OPEN Characterized by ready accessibility and usually generous attitude
- 10THE LUCK OF THE DRAW The weather may be good or bad that day, it all depends on the luck of the draw.Used to say that the result of something cannot be controlled and depends on chance
- 11TAKE A POT OF LUCK Cedric Diggory took a pot of luck putting his name in the Goblet o FireTo choose something when you do not know what you will get and can only hope that it will be good
- 12TO BE OUT OF LUCK Ron ran out of luck when he tried to make the broom go 'up'Unable to have or do something that you wanted, unlucky, unfortunate
- 13PUSH YOUR LUCK Percy Jackson pushed his luck every time he confronted every single enemy of the five books.To try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved
- 14NO SUCH LUCK We hoped we could still get tickets to the Descendants premiere, but no such luck, they had all been sold.Used to say that one could not do or have something one wanted
- 15BY A STROKE OF LUCK By a stroke of luck Arya knew that her family was alive and returned to WinterfellSomething good that happens to you by chance
