Overview
This lecture provides definitions and practical examples of a wide range of personal qualities, emotional states, and health terms, along with workplace vocabulary related to safety and procedure.
Personal Qualities and Traits
- A mentor is someone who guides and advises a less experienced person over time.
- Responsibility means a duty or job you must take care of.
- Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge and experience to make good decisions.
- An innovator introduces new ideas or changes.
- An optimist always believes good things will happen.
- Versatile means able to adapt to different activities or uses.
- Discipline involves training to control oneself and follow rules.
- Brave describes someone who faces danger without fear.
- Integrity means being honest and having strong moral values.
- Inspiring people encourage others to take positive action.
- Ethical refers to being morally right and knowing right from wrong.
- Charisma is a special quality that makes someone influential and admired.
- Unique means being one of a kind or very special.
- Genuine means real and exactly as it appears.
- Teamwork is working successfully with others towards a goal.
- Expertise is a high level of knowledge or skill in a specific area.
- Attitude is your feelings or way of behaving towards something.
- Pragmatic people solve problems sensibly, based on current realities.
- Meticulous means being extremely careful and attentive to detail.
- Enthusiastic people show intense and eager interest.
- Commitment means a promise or decision to do something.
Emotional States
- Thrilled, passionate, jolly, charming, gregarious, radiant, witty, stupendous, funny, excited, merry, buoyant, gorgeous, enchanting, bouncy, joyful, keen, delighted, elated, friendly, captivating, upbeat, cheerful, lucky, content, pleasant, bubbly, vibrant, dazzling, vivacious, charismatic, euphoric, serene, fabulous, optimistic, lovely, invigorated, awesome describe various positive emotional and personality states.
- Uptight, nervous, restless, jittery, uneasy, distressed, apprehensive, concerned, fidgety, fretful, overwrought, jumpy, nervy, worried, troubled, agitated, bothered, impatient, tense, distraught, frantic, nauseous, under the weather, bedridden, lousy, queasy, weak, poorly, dizzy, in poor health refer to negative states or illness.
Health and Medical Terms
- Fever is a high body temperature due to illness.
- Infection is sickness caused by bacteria or virus.
- Sneeze and cough are ways the body expels irritants or germs.
- Unwell means feeling ill.
- Incapacitated describes being unable to function due to sickness.
- Sick as a dog means extremely ill.
- Injury is physical harm to the body.
- Below par means feeling worse than usual.
- Injection is fluid given by needle for medical purposes.
Calm and Relaxation
- Serene, tranquil, placid, ambiance, soothing, unwind, calm, breathe, cozy, snooze, concentration, and refresh describe states or actions that relate to relaxation, peace, or recovery.
Negative Behaviors and Ethics
- Foul-mouthed, vulgar, devious, undisciplined, sly, treacherous, sinful, malicious, perverse, wayward, smutty, rude, disobedient, impolite, non-compliance, unethical, obstreperous, devilish, taboo describe negative behaviors or moral choices.
Workplace and Safety Vocabulary
- Procedure is a correct official way of doing something.
- Policy is a principle or rule adopted by an organization.
- Inspection is a careful check or examination.
- Emergency is an urgent, dangerous situation needing immediate action.
- Accident is an unplanned event causing harm or damage.
- Regulation is an official rule.
- Evaluation is assessing value or performance.
- Warning signals potential danger or caution.
- Prevention is stopping something before it happens.
- Hazard is something that may cause harm.
- Danger is the possibility of harm.
- Risk assessment is evaluating potential risks in an activity.
- First aid is immediate help given to an injured or sick person.
- Precaution is a step taken to avoid risk.
- Alarm is awareness of possible danger.
- Biohazard is a biological danger to health.
Key Terms & Definitions
- Mentor â person who guides and supports a less experienced individual.
- Wisdom â ability to make good decisions using experience and knowledge.
- Innovator â someone who brings new ideas.
- Integrity â strong honesty and moral principles.
- Teamwork â group work toward a shared goal.
- Enthusiastic â showing intense eagerness.
- Ethical â acting according to moral rules.
- Serene â calm and peaceful.
- Risk assessment â process to identify and evaluate risks.
- First aid â immediate medical help before professional care.
Action Items / Next Steps
- Review and memorize the definitions of key terms for upcoming quizzes.
- Practice using these words in sentences to reinforce understanding.
- Prepare for a vocabulary test on traits, emotions, health, and safety terms.