Flashcards Unit 1

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INTUITIVE Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv/ *US ​ /ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/intuitive DEFINITION: Making desitions by heart rather by the facts, probabilities or proofs. E.G.: Women are regarded to be more intuitive than men.
DOWNSIDE Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ *US ​ /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/downside DEFINITION: The disadvantage fom a situation. E.G.: The downside of go studying in another country is that I´ll miss my family.
COMPULSIVE Pronunciation: *UK ​ /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ *US ​ /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/compulsive DEFINITION: An activity you can´t stop doing. E.G.: I've always find romantic movies compulsive viewing.
DECISIVE Pronunciation: *UK ​ /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ *US ​ /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decisive DEFINITION: *To be determined to acomplish something. *To be able of making fast, accurate desitions. E.G.: The doctors had to take a decisive choise to save his life... they had to cut his lef off.
INQUISITIVE Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.tɪv/ *US ​ /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisitive DEFINITION: *To be very curious, almost in an annoying way. *Gather as much of information as possible, for the fact of just knowing it. E.G.: I was an inquisitive child, I made my parents go crazy with so many questions I did.
AMBITIOUS Pronunciation: *UK ​ /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ *US ​ /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ambitious DEFINITION: To set high goals. E.G.: People thought the Wright brothers were very ambitous to think they could fly. Thanks to that, nowadays we have airplaines .
CONSCIENTIOUS Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ *US ​ /ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/conscientious DEFINITION: To put a lot of effort into your work. E.G.: Romina is a conscientious teacher, in result her students achive a good level of english.
INTROVERTED Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ˈɪn.trə.vɜːt/ *US ​ /ˈɪn.trə.vɝːt/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/introvert?q=introverted DEFINITION: Kind of personality, in wich the person is kind of shy, socialy withdrawaled and doesn´t like expressing his/her ideas. E.G.: Always the introverted Kim, turns down every party invitation she receives.
EXTROVERT Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ˈek.strə.vɜːt/ *US ​ /ˈek.strə.vɝːt/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extrovert DEFINITION: An energetic happy person who enjoys the company from other people, chat a lot, expess his/her ideas. E.G.: Tim is an extrovert who enjoys socializing.
HONEST, FRANK, DIRECT, OUTSPOKEN, OPEN Pronunciation: *UK ​ /ˈɒn.ɪst/ *US ​ /ˈɑː.nɪst/ *UK ​ /fræŋk/ *US ​ /fræŋk/ *UK ​ /daɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ *US ​ /daɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ *UK ​ /ˌaʊtˈspəʊ.kən/ *US ​ /ˌaʊtˈspoʊ.kən/ *UK ​ /ˈəʊ.pən/ *US ​ /ˈoʊ.pən/ DEFINITION: Express opinions by the sake of truth. E.G.: "Sometimes people dont like to hear the truth. I'm not sorry for beeing brutally honest." -Jessica said.
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW Pronunciation: *UK ​ /drɔː/ *US ​ /drɑː/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/draw DEFINITION: The result of chance you have no control over. E.G.: -Look at that! You have a royal flush! - It's just the luck of the draw.
TAKE A POT OF LUCK Pronunciation: *UK ​ /lʌk/ *US ​ /lʌk/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/luck DEFINITION: Do something and hope to get it right, without calculation. E.G.: I took a pot of luck and I put all my chips on one number at the roulette.
TO BE OUT OF LUCK DEFINITION: Have a bad result at something, not having success or the good opportunities you were thinking of. E.G.: -Can I have a ticket for The Hunger Games premiere? -Oh... I'm so sorry, we´ve just sold the last one to the guy before you. It looks like you're out of luck.
PUSH YOUR LUCK DEFINITION: To try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved E.G.: My brother agreed on helping me with my math homework, I think I would be pushing my luck if I asked him to do the project as well.
NO SUCH LUCK DEFINITION: Frase used when you're dissapointed of the outcome of a situation. E.G.: -The world end today! -No such luck.
BY A STROKE OF LUCK DEFINITION: When something good happens by chance. E.G.: I had to buy an expensive book and had already spent all my money, when suddently I found a $100 on the floor! That was in deed a stroke of luck.

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