This document contains definitions of various words related to accomplishments, skills, personal qualities, and verbs. It provides descriptions for over 50 terms spanning topics like achievements, personality traits, occupations, and actions. The definitions provide information about concepts relevant to careers, education, self-improvement and describing one's experiences and attributes.
This document contains definitions of various words related to accomplishments, skills, personal qualities, and verbs. It provides descriptions for over 50 terms spanning topics like achievements, personality traits, occupations, and actions. The definitions provide information about concepts relevant to careers, education, self-improvement and describing one's experiences and attributes.
This document contains definitions of various words related to accomplishments, skills, personal qualities, and verbs. It provides descriptions for over 50 terms spanning topics like achievements, personality traits, occupations, and actions. The definitions provide information about concepts relevant to careers, education, self-improvement and describing one's experiences and attributes.
accomplishment: something that is successful, or that is achieved after
a lot of work or effort. best seller: a new book or other product that has sold a great number of copies. competition: a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else. degree: (an) amount or level of something. discipline: the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations. eagle: a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well. goal: something you want to do successfully in the future. goggles: special glasses that fit close to your face to protect your eyes. grade: a level of quality, size, importance, etc. hurdle: a problem or difficulty. internship: a period of time during which someone works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work. lifetime: the period of time during which someone lives or something exists. marathon: a race in which people run for about 26 miles/42 km. nomad: a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time. pleasure: a feeling of happiness or enjoyment. promotion: activities to advertise something. savings: the money you keep, esp. in a bank or other financial organization. skill: a special ability to do something. personal statement: a short-written description of your personal qualities that you include with a CV, a university application form, etc. when applying for a job or a place on a course. wish: a thing you want to do or that you want to happen.
adaptable: able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions.
compassionate: feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them. courageous: having or showing courage (bravery). cynical: believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere / or not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves. dependent: needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating. downhill: towards the bottom of a hill or slope. healthy: good for your health. (un)imaginative: not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination Insensitive: not showing any reaction to something, or unable to feel something. resourceful: good at finding ways to solve problems. rigid: stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved / not able to be changed or persuaded. self-motivated: able and willing to work without being told what to do. self-sufficient: able to provide everything you need, especially food, for yourself without the help of other people. steady: at a regular or constant rate. timid: shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened. upbeat: full of hope and happiness
achieve: succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard.
count (on someone): be confident that you can depend on someone. deliver: to give, direct, or aim something. develop: to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form. manage (to): to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult. pack: put your things into bags. proud: feeling very pleased about something one has done. quit: leave your job permanently. retire: leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old. share: to have or use something at the same time as someone else. soar: to rise very quickly to a high level. succeed: achieve a goal. switch: change.
ahead: in front / or making more progress than someone else .
elsewhere: in or to another place. plenty: a lot. pretty: quite, but not extremely.