——Personal Traits——
Sincere: to be honest and trust worthy.
I think she was being sincere, so I think we can trust her.
Sometimes is very difficult to know if someone is being sincere or is just a good liar.
I thought he was bing sincere, but when I looked into his background it seems that he can’t be trusted.
Naive: overly simple and lacking experience.
He wants to change the world, but he’s naïve, so he needs someone to help him.
I think we can take advantage him, because he’s naïve and impatient.
She isn’t as naïve as she looks, so we should be careful not to reveal our plans until she signs the contract.
Brilliant: highly intelligent, or exceptional in brightness, the opposite of dull.
There is no doubt that he is a brilliant scientist, but he is a very poor manager.
It’s a mazing how such a brilliant man can be so stupid around women!
The ideas in his paper were brilliant, but the quality of his writing was pathetic.
Cruel: mean, manipulative and hurtful, the opposite of kind.
He can be cruel when he doesn’t like someone, so don’t expect to be nice to you.
I was shocked by how cruel he was when he fired her.
I can never forgive him for his cruelty, so don’t ask me to meet with him ever again.
Clever: innovative, creative, very smart.
He found a clever solution that allowed us to reduce costs.
Advertisers are very clever at getting people to buy things they don’t really need.
They have developed a very clever way to increase the efficiency of their sales team.
He isn’t as clever
He isn’t as clever as he thinks he is, so we may be able to find a weakness in his plan.
It appeared to be a clever idea at first, but it failed because it ignored some important details.
Skeptical: needs proof or evidence to overcome doubts, the opposite of convinced.
I’m sure they will be skeptical of our results, so we need to bring convincing evidence.
I’m skeptical that such a simple design cansatisfy our requirements.
He’s skeptical that we can satisfy their needs, so he wants us to provide more details about our plan.
He wants to change the world, but he’s very naïve, so he needs someone to help him.
There’s no doubt that he is a brilliant scientist, but he is a very poor manager.
I’m sure they will be skeptical of our results, so we need to bring convincing evidence.
I think we can take advantage of him because he’s naïve and impatient.
It’s amazing how such a brilliant man can be so stupid around women!
I don’t understand how people can be so cruel to animals.
