Erweiterter Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Persönliche Eigenschaften

treating someone cruelly and violently, especially in a physical or psychological way

missbräuchlich, gewalttätig

rude and disrespectful, often toward authority or elders

frech, unverschämt

eager or willing to help others

entgegenkommend, hilfsbereit

taking excessive pride in oneself

eingebildet, arrogant

completely lacking moral or honorable purpose or character

basi, verachtenswert

(of interpersonal relations) behaving with friendliness and without disputing

freundlich, friedlich

lacking courage, typically avoiding difficult or dangerous situations

feige, ängstlich

having dedicating or making great effort for one's work

fleißig, gewissenhaft

showing excessive self-satisfaction in one's accomplishments, possessions, or capabilities

prahlerisch, aufdringlich

working very hard and with careful attention to detail so that everything is done as well as possible

fleißig, eifrig

able to achieve what one wants through sly or underhanded means

listig, hinterhältig

exhibiting extreme moral corruption or twisted values, often reflecting profound wickedness

verkommen, verderbt

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabolisch, teuflisch

showing simplicity, honesty, or innocence and willing to trust others due to a lack of life experience

unbefangen

moving, responding, or functioning at a slow pace

träge, langsam

able to move quickly and easily

agil, beweglich

careful not to make anyone upset or annoyed

taktvoll, diplomatisch

showing impressive commitment and enthusiasm for something

eifrig, begeistert

(of a person) avoiding emotions and taking logic into account when making decisions

rational, vernünftig

lacking experience and wisdom due to being young

naiv, weltfremd

not intelligent and unable to comprehend complicated matters

einfachdenkender, naiv

not open to new ideas, opinions, etc.

engstirnig, intolerant

thinking only about oneself, not about other people's needs or desires

egozentrisch, eigensüchtig

highly skilled, proficient, or talented in a particular activity or field

geschickt, erfahren

acting in accordance with one's conscience and sense of duty

gewissenhaft, pflichtbewusst

displaying a passion for causing trouble in an amusing manner

schalkhaft, streitsüchtig

failing to respect boundaries, doing something despite having no right in doing so

anmaßend, überheblich

(of a person) likely to change their mind or feelings in a senseless manner too frequently

launisch, wechselhaft

stubborn and unwilling to change one's behaviors, opinions, views, etc. despite other people's reasoning and persuasion

hartnäckig, eigensinnig

behaving with politeness and respect

höflich, zuvorkommend

showing a tendency to have control over others without taking their emotions into account

dominierend, herrisch

showing kindness and generosity

gütig

(of a man or his manners) behaving with courtesy and politeness toward women

galant, tapfer

lacking depth of character, seriousness, mindful thinking, or real understanding

oberflächlich, flach

having refined taste, elegance, and knowledge of complex matters

sophisticated, elegant

not behaving in a reasonable, and calm way, either because of being worried about something or because of having a mental illness

neurotisch, ängstlich

uncontrollably energetic, animated, and noisy

tollkühn, ausgelassen

having or showing high moral standards

tugendhaft, tugendhafte

characterized by the capability of thinking or responding quickly and effectively

schnell denkend, geistreich

unfriendly or reluctant to socializing

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