EF/UI: 1x: Quick Test - Vocabulary

someone who often forgets things

absent-minded

There were over a hundred ________ for the job.

applicants

the kind of person who gets angry easily

bad-tempered

a person who is arrogant about their own abilities

big-headed

The interviewer asked some strange questions - some of them were ________ !

bizarre

I think she's the best ________ for the job.

candidate

Ed is ________ big-headed - he thinks he's brilliant at everything he does.

extremely

Peter doesn't get angry ever - he's ________ good-tempered.

extremely

If someone asks you a difficult question, you have to think on your ________.

feet

Ann never ever thinks about other people's feelings. She's ________ self-centred.

incredibly

Will is ________ laid-back. Nothing can make him angry.

incredibly

someone who has a limited way of thinking about things

narrow-minded

You need to be self-confident ________ arrogant.

rather than

Someone from a ________ agency phoned today and offered me a better job.

recruitment

someone who thinks only about their own needs, not other people's

self-centred

someone who doesn't like spending money and tries to avoid it

tight-fisted

someone who expresses on opinion to you and then the opposite to other people

two-faced

He's ________ easy-going so he'll probably agree with your plan.

very

My boss is always interested in new ideas - he's ________ open-minded.

very

someone who doesn't go to emotional extremes

well-balanced