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Classic Contraries
Words decribing humans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sees the future as bright, is hopeful | optimist |
| sees the future as dark and despairing | pessimist |
| puts him/herself first; concieted | egotist (narcissist, self indulgent) |
| puts others first; generous, willing to sacrifice, possibly die for another | altruist |
| considers all life to be essentialy rotten, whatever looks good is surley a fraud | cynic |
| considers life, the world and the human race to be essentialy good | idealist |
| believes everything he or she hears even without proof | naive (gullible, credulous) |
| doubts everthing until given absolute proof | skeptical |
| lives only for pleasure | hedonist (sybarite) |
| lives only to do his or her duty, considers most pleasure corrupting | puritan |
| belives in and does only that which is practical | pragmatist |
| a dreamer-idealist, sees life as an adventure, conflicts of good and evil | romantic |
| won't go or see beyond his or her local world, culture, can't tolerate the "foriegn" | provincial |
| willing to examine, tolerate as many beliefs has possible | catholic |
| never thinks for him or herself, follows the herd | conformist (authoritarion) |
| never follows the herd, breaks the rules, makes his or her own rules. | iconoclast (maverick) |
| wise experianced person who gives advice to others | sage |
| an ignorant, dull-witted person | cretin |
| must be with others, mingling socialy, can't stand being alone | extrovert |
| perfers to be alone, shy, withdrawn | introvert |
| wants things to remain the same, doubts all promises of experimentation/stict | conservative |
| willing to see things change, supports experiments/ not strict | liberal |
| proper, straight laced, rigidly middle class | bourgeoisie |
| rebels against all middle class values, customs, rules | bohemian |
| hates the entire human race | misanthrope |
| loves the human race, tries to help it through charitable acts | philanthropist |
| modest, seeking only a lowly position | humble |
| arrogant, treats all others as inferiors | haughty |
| hardworking, industrious | diligent (assidous) |
| lazy, doesn't like to work | slothful |
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