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A

Ambitious

Definition: An ambitious person it´s a person that has high goals in life. She/he works very hard to achieve it and be better and better.

Example: Cristiano Ronaldo is a good example of an ambitious person, he worked very hard to achieve all his goals and success.

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B

be raised


Definition: to look after a child until he or she has become an adult

Example: My brother was raised by my grandmather

broad-minded

Definition: broad-minded person is one that is willing to accept many different types of behaviour, beliefs, or choices in other people

Example: Marcos is regarded as a broad-minded man, he's interested in a wide-range of topics. 



C

Charming

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Definition:

Adjective for people who are very lovely and pleasant.

Example:

Yesterday, we met Rodrigo and we found him charming.


G

Gregarious


Definition: The adjective gregarious defines a person who likes to be with other people. Gregarious people are social animals and love to spend their time surrounded by others. 

Synonyms: sociable, friendly.

Example: Adrian is the opposite of a gregarious person, he's very independet and prefers to be on his own. 

L

Lazybones

Someone who is lazy, slouch, procrastinates, hesitates to do his activities or doesn't put much effort on whatever he does

N

Naive


In other words, innocent, gullible, easily deceived.

Eg. Someone who believes that tomato is a vegetable simply because his mother told him so. 


S

Self-disciplined

Self-disciplined

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Definition: A self-disciplined person is the person who doesn´t need anybody telling her "you have to do this" or "you have to do that". She´s conscious of her obligations and duties.

Example: She´s so self-disciplined that she hasn't had any problems with her online studies during the lockdown. It´s a good quality for an online student.

strong-willed


strong-willedIf you are strong-willed, you are determined to behave in a particular way although there might be good reasons for not doing so. The opposite would be weak-willed.

Eg. I've always said that when there's a will, there's a way. When I long for something, nothing will stop me from getting there. We can all be strong-willed, it's not that difficult, but the vast majority prefers making up excuses to commiting themselves. That's the easiest thing to do, I suppose.