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Direct Speech Reported Speech: Smug: Bubbly
Direct Speech Reported Speech: Smug: Bubbly
Simple Present
Present continuos
Present perfect
Simple past
Can/cant
Will/wont
must
Reported speech
Simple past
Past continuos
Past perfect
Past perfect
Couldnt
Would
Had
1.
Selfish: chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc., esp. to the total
exclusion of the interests of others
. That I was being my usual selfish self?" she prompted.
Unselfish: not selfish or greedy; generous
. Her beautiful, unselfish spirit shines out like a bright star in the night of a dark and cruel age.
odd
. He was certainly mysterious, even a little eccentric, but... what did she know about the
business?
Considerate: thoughtful towards other people; kind
. You already made that choice - only you weren't considerate enough to inform me.
Upbeat: a usually unaccented beat, esp. the last in a bar
. His voice held an upbeat note and natural warmth that she liked.
Approachable: capable of being approached; accessible
. His excitable and volatile disposition agreed ill with the IV.
Shallow: lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
indicating this .
.
Intellectual: of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions
. As the intellectual period in its history. Now for the first time
Careless: done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent
. Careless of men.
Pretentious: making claim to distinction or importance, esp. undeservedly
. Of a more pretentious character was a design published by Switzer in 1742.