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Vocabulary Review Money and personality

ambitious (adj)having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich

bossy (adj)describes someone who is always telling people what to do

moody (adj)If someone is moody, they are often unfriendly because they feel angry or unhappy

selfish (adj)Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage

sensitive (adj)easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angryunderstanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them

talkative (adj)talking a lot

chatterbox (noun)a person, especially a child, who talks a lot

tight fisted (adj)unwilling to spend money

tidy (adj)having everything ordered and arranged in the right place, or liking to keep things like this/ before a noun, it means large amounts of (e.g. his business deals make him a tidy sum) / as a verb means to make a place or a collection of things tidy

borrow (verb)to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time

lend (verb)to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

earn (verb)to receive money as payment for work that you do

inherit (verb)to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died

owe (verb)to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you

waste (noun)an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc

salary (noun)a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month

wage (noun)a fixed amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education


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