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NEGATIVE WORDS
OpportunisticOpportunistic (adj) – using situations for own benefit – oportunistyczny
ChauvinisticChauvinistic (adj) – too patriotic – szowinistyczny
Get carried awayGet carried away (v) – become too excited and lose control – dać się ponieść
SuperficialSuperficial (adj) – not caring about serious things – powierzchowny
TactlessTactless (adj) – saying things that may offend or upset people – nietaktowny
StingyStingy (adj) – unwilling to spend or give – skąpy
CunningCunning (adj) – selfish, deceptive – chytry, przebiegły
Plagued by worryPlagued by worry (adj) – troubled or distressed by – trapiony przez coś
Self-seekingSelf-seeking (adj) – wanting to gain advantage for oneself – egoistyczny, samolubny
FlashyFlashy (adj) – expensive or impressive – jaskrawy, zwracający uwagę
Sharp-tonguedSharp-tongued (adj) – speaking in a severe and critical way – złośliwy, zgryźliwy
MoroseMorose (adj) – gloomy – ponury
Fault-finderFault-finder (n) – critical person – osoba krytykująca
DownfallDownfall (n) – cause of destruction – upadek
ImmoderateImmoderate (adj) – beyond reasonable limits –nieumiarkowany, nadmierny
StubbornStubborn (adj) - refusing to comply, agree, or give in- uparty jak osioł
MulishMulish (adj) – stubborn – uparty jak osioł
ParsimoniousParsimonious (adj) - excessively unwilling to spend – ekstremalnie skąpy, chciwy
SlySly (adj) - cunning or deceitful; foxy - chytry, cwany, przebiegły
SullenSullen (adj) - unwilling to talk or be sociable, moody, morose – nadąsany, posępny
TerseTerse (adj) – laconic, answering in a rudely brief way – oschły (o odzywce)
UnpricipledUnpricipled (adj) - lacking principles or moral rules – pozbawiony zasad
Thick-skinnedThick-skinned (adj) – insensitive – gruboskórny
Low-browLow-brow (n) – a person who is uninterested in intellectual issues