Vocabulary unit 16

believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

• rigid

• cynical

• upbeat

feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them

• timid

• cynical

• compassionate

needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating:

• dependent

• cynical

• timid

shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened:

• dependent

• upbeat

• timid

not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination

• resourceful

• unimaginative

• rigid

having or showing courage:

• courageous

• timid

• resourceful

full of hope and happiness:

• adaptable

• upbeat

• compassionate

not feeling or showing sympathy for other people's feelings, or refusing to give importance to something:

• insensitive

• compassionate

• cynical

skilled at solving problems and making decisions on your own:

• rigid

• resourceful

• unimaginative