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personality Adj
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absent-‐minded | forgetful or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things |
| Adventurous | willing to try new or difficult things |
| Ambitious | having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich |
| Artistic | having skill or ability in painting, dancing, singing, etc. |
| Bad-‐tempered | getting angry, unhappy, or upset easily |
| Bossy | always telling people what to do. |
| Changeable | often changing |
| Cheerful | (of people, things, places) happy and positive |
| Conceited | too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities |
| Creative | full of original ideas |
| Easy-‐going | relaxed and not easily upset or worried |
| Energetic | having or involving a lot of energy |
| Friendly | behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone |
| Generous | willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected |
| Honest | telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, or lie |
| Impulsive | showing behaviour doing things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have. |
| Independent | not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things |
| Industrious | hardworking |
| Intellectual | clever, smart |
| Lazy | not willing to work or use any effort |
| Mean | not willing to give or share things, especially money; unkind or unpleasant |
| Narrow-‐minded | not willing to accept different ideas |
| Obedient | doing, or willing to do, what is told by someone in authority. |
| Open-‐minded | willing to consider new ideas and opinions |
| Optimistic | believing that good things will happen in the future |
| Pessimistic | thinking that bad things are more likely to happen |
| Popular | liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people |
| Private | unwilling to talk about one’s personal feelings and thoughts |
| Punctual | not late |
| Reliable | working or behaving well in the way expected by other people |
| Romantic | relating to love |
| Sensitive | easily upset by other people |
| Sociable | (of people) liking to be with other people |
| Stubborn | refusing to change one's opinion |
| Suspicious | having a feeling that something illegal/wrong is happening |
| Talkative | having the habit of talking a lot, especially about unimportant things |
| Timid | shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened |
| Uncomplaining | willing to do difficult/boring work without complaining |
| Unkind | often talking unkindly about other people |
| Unpopular | not liked by many people |
| Untidy | not neat or well-‐arranged |
| Witty | using words in a clever and funny way |