inclination
in·cli·na·tion AC /ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən, ˌɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ noun
- [uncountable and countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something
- My natural inclination was to say no
- inclination to do something
- Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me
into journalism.
- Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate
these matters
- [uncountable and countable] a tendency to think or behave in a particular way
- inclination to do something
- an inclination to see everything in political terms
- inclination to/towards
- She’s troubled by her son’s inclination toward atheism
- by inclination
- Bart was a romantic by inclination
- [countable] a movement made down towards the ground
- She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head
- [uncountable and countable] formal a slope, or the angle at which something slopes
imperative
im·per·a·tive1 /ɪmˈperətɪv/ adjective
- extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately:
- It is imperative that politicians should be good communicators
- It is imperative (for somebody) to do something
- It is imperative to meet face to face with the client
- technical an imperative verb is one that expresses an order, such as ‘stand
up’
hermit
her·mit /ˈhɜːmət, ˈhɜːmɪt $ ˈhɜːr-/ noun [countable]
someone who lives alone and has a simple way of life, usually for religious reasons
taciturn
ta·ci·turn /ˈtæsətɜːn, ˈtæsɪtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ adjective formal
speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly
—taciturnity /ˌtæsəˈtɜːnəti, ˌtæsɪˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
demeanor
de·mea·nour British English, demeanor American English /dɪˈmiːnə $ -ər/ noun
[singular, uncountable] formal
the way someone behaves, dresses, speaks etc that shows what their character is
like
- his quiet, reserved demeanor
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English