Vocabulaire Avancé pour le GRE - Qualité et Tempérament

doing something honestly and legally, without any trickery

honnête, irréprochable

lacking in strength, energy, and effect

anémique, faible, insipide

a roughness or harshness in demeanor, speech, or actions

aspérité

excessive desire for money and material goods

avarice

having a tendency to be irritable or ill-tempered

irascible, bilieux, bilieuse

prone to unexpected and sudden changes of behavior, mood, or mind

capricieux

to treat someone with an excessive amount of care and indulgence

dorloter, choyer, gâter, chouchouter

using clever and usually deceitful methods to achieve what one wants

rusé, malin, roublard, astucieux, astucieuse

the strong desire for attaining a lot of money or material goods

cupidité, convoitise

the respectful and polite treatment of someone who is considered as an elder or superior

déférence

displaying good judgment in different things, especially about their quality

sagace, clairvoyant, perspicace

having or displaying enthusiasm, happiness, and liveliness

exubérant

not showing the amount of seriousness needed toward a serious matter by trying to seem clever and humorous

facétieux

having the ability to be deadly, cruel, or destructive

cruel, cruelle, terrible

having an awkward or impolite way of behaving due to a lack of social skills or experience

gauche, balourd, maladroit

an unusual or strange behavior, thought, or habit that is specific to one person

particularité, idiosyncrasie

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

ingénu

causing offense or unhappiness due to being prejudice or unjust

injuste

experiencing or displaying an intense sexual interest

lascif

having an excessive emotional quality, often in a way that seems overly sentimental or self-pitying

larmoyant

causing difficulties, problems, or annoyances

irritant

self-important and very eager to give orders or help when it is not wanted, or needed

importun

having an extremely optimistic point of view

panglossien, panglossienne

quickly and effortlessly noticing things and understanding them

perspicace

able to keep a calm demeanor and not get emotional easily

flegmatique

(of ideas or plans) hopeful or imaginative but impractical

idéaliste

reluctant to speak to others, especially about one's thoughts and emotions

réservé

having a confident, hopeful, and positive outlook for the future

optimiste, joyeux

having a bitter, grumpy, and serious appearance and attitude, oftentimes in a threatening manner

saturnien, triste, mélancolique

not displaying emotions and not complaining, especially in difficult and painful situations

stoïque

an individual who is very fond of enjoying luxurious pleasures and items

sybarite

involving many extreme and powerful emotions

orageux, orageuse, turbulent, turbulente

doing something hastily and without much thought or care

bâclé, bâclée, brouillon, brouillonne

putting continuous effort, care, and attention in doing something

diligent, persévérant

relating to someone who likes to talk much more than necessary

loquace