Vocabulary for IELTS (Topic: People, Personalities, and Characters)

• confident: in control
• awkward: uncomfortable
• underneath the surface, I am paddling like a swan: looking calm but not feeling it.
• put up a façade: to pretend to be something you are not
• a control freak: to want to do things yourself
• an eye for detail: making sure everything is perfect
• reliable and dependable: be trusted not to let someone down
• punctuality: being on time
• disrespectful: impolite
• a negative trait: bad characteristic
• parental way: behave like a mother or final
• interpersonal skills: be good at talking to others
• empathetic: understanding others’ emotions
• generous listener: take time to hear what others are saying
• to emulate: to be like
• considerate: kind and thoughtful
• insecure: shy and not confident
• moody: sometimes happy and sometimes sad/ cross