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Explore the vocabulary words used to describe different types of people, from the bored and bourgeois to the chic and clairvoyant. Learn about terms like complaisant, debonair, gauche, maladroit, naïve, and nonchalant that capture various personality traits and behaviors. Enhance your understanding of how individuals are perceived based on these descriptors.
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Week 12 Vocabulary Words Describing Persons
blasé adj. tired of pleasures; bored
bourgeois adj. having to do with the middle class; concerned with petty, materialistic interests; lacking in culture or refinement.
chic adj stylish
clairvoyant clear-sighted; unusually perceptive; discerning; able to perceive matters beyond the ordinary senses.
complaisant adj. willing to please; obliging; amiable
debonair adj. gracious; courteous; charming; suave
gauche adj. lacking social grace; crude; tactless; awkward
maladroit adj. unskillful; clumsy; inept
naïve adj. simple in nature; artless; ingenuous.
nonchalant adj. without concern or enthusiasm; indifferent