a person's behaviour
81adjustment — [[t]əʤʌ̱stmənt[/t]] adjustments 1) N COUNT: oft N to/for/in n An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something. Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation... Investment is up by… …
82apologia — [[t]æ̱pəlo͟ʊʤiə[/t]] apologias N COUNT: usu sing An apologia is a statement in which you defend something that you strongly believe in, for example a way of life, a person s behaviour, or a philosophy. [FORMAL] The left have seen the work as an… …
83graceful — [[t]gre͟ɪsfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is graceful moves in a smooth and controlled way which is attractive to watch. His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless. ...graceful ballerinas. Ant: graceless Derived words …
84lax — [[t]læ̱ks[/t]] laxer, laxest ADJ GRADED If you say that a person s behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel... There… …
85pantomime — [[t]pæ̱ntəmaɪm[/t]] pantomimes 1) N COUNT A pantomime is a funny musical play for children. Pantomimes are usually based on fairy stories and are performed at Christmas. [BRIT] Syn: panto 2) N UNCOUNT Pantomime is the form of entertainment which… …
86temperate — [[t]te̱mpərɪt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Temperate is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold. The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year. Syn: mild 2) ADJ GRADED If a person s… …
87attention — noun 1》 the mental faculty of considering or taking notice. ↘notice taken. 2》 special care or consideration. ↘(attentions) a person s behaviour to another as an indication of affection or sexual interest. 3》 Military a position assumed by …
88attentions — a person s behaviour to another as an indication of affection or sexual interest. → attention …
89decondition — verb 1》 [usu. as adjective deconditioned] cause to lose fitness or muscle tone. 2》 Psychiatry reform or reverse (a person s behaviour), especially in the treatment of phobia. Derivatives deconditioning noun …
90imago — [ɪ meɪgəʊ] noun (plural imagos or imagines ɪ meɪdʒɪni:z) 1》 Entomology the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect. 2》 Psychoanalysis an unconscious idealized mental image of someone, which influences a person s behaviour. Origin C18:… …
