English Vocabulary Practice

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Topics β€Ί Advanced Vocabulary

Personality Adjectives & Character Traits

EnglishKoreanExample
ambitious 야망 μžˆλŠ” / 포뢀가 큰 She is ambitious and wants to run the company.
arrogant κ±°λ§Œν•œ / μ˜€λ§Œν•œ He is too arrogant to admit his mistakes.
bossy μ΄λž˜λΌμ €λž˜λΌ ν•˜λŠ” / λŒ€μž₯ 노릇 ν•˜λŠ” My bossy sister tells everyone what to do.
brave μš©κ°ν•œ The brave firefighter rescued the child.
calm μΉ¨μ°©ν•œ / μ°¨λΆ„ν•œ She stayed calm during the whole emergency.
careless λΆ€μ£Όμ˜ν•œ / λœλ λŒ€λŠ” A careless driver almost hit the cyclist.
cautious μ‹ μ€‘ν•œ / μ‘°μ‹¬μŠ€λŸ¬μš΄ He is cautious about lending money to friends.
cheerful μΎŒν™œν•œ / λͺ…λž‘ν•œ Her cheerful attitude brightens up the office.
clumsy μ„œνˆ¬λ₯Έ / λ€λ²™λŒ€λŠ” I'm so clumsy that I dropped two plates.
confident μžμ‹ κ° μžˆλŠ” She gave a confident answer in the interview.
considerate 배렀심 μžˆλŠ” / 사렀 κΉŠμ€ It was considerate of you to call first.
cowardly 겁 λ§Žμ€ / λΉ„κ²ν•œ It was cowardly of him to run away.
creative 창의적인 The creative designer came up with fresh ideas.
cruel μž”μΈν•œ / λͺ»λœ It is cruel to keep birds in tiny cages.
curious ν˜ΈκΈ°μ‹¬ λ§Žμ€ Curious children ask questions about everything.
decisive 결단λ ₯ μžˆλŠ” A good leader has to be decisive under pressure.
dependable 믿을 수 μžˆλŠ” / μ˜μ§€ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” Tom is dependable and never misses a deadline.
determined μ˜μ§€κ°€ κ°•ν•œ / λ‹¨ν˜Έν•œ She is determined to pass the exam this time.
diligent μ„±μ‹€ν•œ / λΆ€μ§€λŸ°ν•œ The diligent student reviews her notes every night.
down-to-earth ν˜„μ‹€μ μΈ / μ†Œνƒˆν•œ Despite her fame, she is very down-to-earth.
easygoing λŠκΈ‹ν•œ / νƒœν‰ν•œ My easygoing roommate never complains about anything.
energetic ν™œλ™μ μΈ / ν™œκΈ°μ°¬ The energetic puppy runs around all day.
generous κ΄€λŒ€ν•œ / ν›„ν•œ A generous stranger paid for our lunch.
gentle μ˜¨ν™”ν•œ / λ‹€μ •ν•œ He has a gentle way with small children.
gullible 잘 μ†λŠ” / μˆœμ§„ν•΄μ„œ 잘 λ„˜μ–΄κ°€λŠ” He's so gullible that he believes every rumour.
honest μ •μ§ν•œ / μ†”μ§ν•œ Be honest with me about what happened.
humble κ²Έμ†ν•œ The champion stayed humble after his big win.
impatient 참을성 μ—†λŠ” / μ‘°κΈ‰ν•œ Impatient drivers kept honking at the lights.
impulsive 좩동적인 His impulsive shopping leaves him broke every month.
independent 독립적인 / μžλ¦½μ‹¬ κ°•ν•œ She has been independent since she was eighteen.
jealous μ§ˆνˆ¬ν•˜λŠ” / μ‹œκΈ°ν•˜λŠ” He felt jealous of his friend's new car.
kind-hearted λ§ˆμŒμ”¨ μ°©ν•œ / 인정 λ§Žμ€ A kind-hearted neighbour brought us some soup.
lazy 게으λ₯Έ My lazy cat sleeps sixteen hours a day.
loyal μΆ©μ‹€ν•œ / 의리 μžˆλŠ” A loyal friend stands by you in hard times.
mature μ„±μˆ™ν•œ / μ–΄λ₯ΈμŠ€λŸ¬μš΄ She is very mature for a twelve-year-old.
mean λͺ»λœ / μ‹¬μˆ κΆ‚μ€ Don't be mean to your little brother.
modest κ²Έμ†ν•œ / μžλž‘ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” He is too modest to mention his awards.
moody λ³€λ•μŠ€λŸ¬μš΄ / κΈ°λΆ„ λ³€ν™”κ°€ μ‹¬ν•œ Teenagers can be moody in the morning.
naive μˆœμ§„ν•œ / 세상 λ¬Όμ • λͺ¨λ₯΄λŠ” It was naive to trust that salesman.
optimistic 낙관적인 / 긍정적인 She stays optimistic even when things go wrong.
outgoing μ™Έν–₯적인 / 사ꡐ성 쒋은 Outgoing people make friends easily at parties.
patient 참을성 μžˆλŠ” / 인내심 μžˆλŠ” A patient teacher explains things again and again.
pessimistic 비관적인 He is pessimistic about the team's chances.
polite 예의 λ°”λ₯Έ / κ³΅μ†ν•œ The polite waiter thanked every single customer.
punctual μ‹œκ°„μ„ 잘 μ§€ν‚€λŠ” She is always punctual for her appointments.
reliable 믿을 λ§Œν•œ / μ‹ λ’°ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” We need a reliable person for this job.
reserved 내성적인 / λ§μˆ˜κ°€ 적은 He is reserved and rarely talks about himself.
rude λ¬΄λ‘€ν•œ / λ²„λ¦‡μ—†λŠ” It's rude to interrupt people while they speak.
selfish 이기적인 It was selfish of him to take the last seat.
sensible 뢄별 μžˆλŠ” / ν˜„λͺ…ν•œ Wearing a helmet is the sensible thing to do.
sensitive μ„Έμ‹¬ν•œ / μ˜ˆλ―Όν•œ She is sensitive to criticism of her work.
shy μˆ˜μ€μ€ / λΆ€λ„λŸΌ λ§Žμ€ The shy boy hid behind his mother.
sincere μ§„μ‹€ν•œ / 진심 μ–΄λ¦° Please accept my sincere apology for the delay.
sociable 사ꡐ적인 She's sociable and loves hosting dinner parties.
stubborn κ³ μ§‘ μ„Ό / μ™„κ³ ν•œ He's too stubborn to ask for directions.
talkative μˆ˜λ‹€μŠ€λŸ¬μš΄ / 말이 λ§Žμ€ My talkative aunt phoned and spoke for hours.
thoughtful 사렀 κΉŠμ€ / μžμƒν•œ What a thoughtful gift you chose for her!
trustworthy μ‹ λ’°ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” / λ―ΏμŒμ§ν•œ Only share the password with trustworthy colleagues.
witty 재치 μžˆλŠ” His witty jokes made the whole class laugh.