having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
Example: One cannot reconstruct history to the extent that the historian penetrates inside the head of an historical agent, and it is ARROGANT to argue otherwise.
en: Arrogante
Dignified
Adjective
having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
Example: Therefore it may be unwarranted to use this in counter to suggestion of resting the DIGNIFIED award of 'first scientist' on Galileo.
en: Digno
Eccentric
Adjective
(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
Example: rom this point of view, Medea's ECCENTRIC characteristic can be seen as a sort of device that enables Euripides to deal with women's view towards life in an explicit and direct manner.
en: Exentrico
Innocent
Adjective
not guilty of a crime or offence.
Example: Miranda is the heroine in Dragonwyck and is portrayed as young and INNOCENT in this scene.
en: Inocente
Intellectual
Adjective
relating to the intellect.
Example: In the wild, searching for food provides an INTELLECTUAL challenge as well as the opportunity to develop motor and social skills (psyc...bokk).
en: Intelectual
Intense
Adjective
of extreme force, degree, or strength.
Example: From the view of a utilitarian argument it is unacceptable to cause INTENSE suffering to any animal; it appears that using primates in laboratory experiments have the benefits gained from the procedures outweighed by the costs.
en: Intenso
Sinister
Adjective
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
Example: icative sibilant sound parallelism connecting 'shops' to 'shuts,' creates a SINISTER stillness that intensifies the transition to a more ominous tone in the foreboding statement; 'And soon the whistling will begin.'(l.17) Beginning this sentence with 'And' uses syntactic deviation to mirror the change in the district's atmosphere, while opening in medias res creates an immediacy that moves our focus back to the future.
en: Siniestra
Smug
Adjective
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
Example: Fred leaned back, as smug as a raffle winner.
en: Presumido (a)
Sympathetic
Adjective
feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.
Example: Her modesty allows the reader to engage with the text in a more natural and SYMPATHETIC fashion.
en: Simpatico (a)
Trustworthy
Adjective
able to be relied on as honest or truthful.
Example: Validity and reliability are crucial in ensuring unbiased and TRUSTWORTHY research.
