vocabulary activity personality

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able to change or be changed easily according to the situation based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone calm, kind determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry; easily made angry, unhappy, or upset friendly and loving full of energy and enthusiasm; interesting and exciting liking to be with other people a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them a lazy, untidy, and often rude person a person who talks too much about boring things a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life nervous and uncomfortable with other people quiet person who thinks carefully about things, and does not laugh a lot showing a lack of thought for what might happen in the future shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened someone determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else talking a lot thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected (disapproving) If an adult is childish, they behave in a way that would be expected of a child. able to provide all the things you need without help from other people always doing a lot of work an energetic happy person who enjoys being with other people

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Page 1: Vocabulary Activity Personality

able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding

behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone

calm, kind

determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you

easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry;

easily made angry, unhappy, or upset

friendly and loving

full of energy and enthusiasm; interesting and exciting

liking to be with other people

a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them

a lazy, untidy, and often rude person

a person who talks too much about boring things

a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life

nervous and uncomfortable with other people

quiet person who thinks carefully about things, and does not laugh a lot

showing a lack of thought for what might happen in the future

shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened

someone determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else

talking a lot

thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation

thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are

unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says

wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people

willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected

(disapproving) If an adult is childish, they behave in a way that would be expected of a child.

able to provide all the things you need without help from other people

always doing a lot of work

an energetic happy person who enjoys being with other people

A person who works hard

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badly behaved because you are always given what you want or allowed to do what you want

behaving in a way that shows you think you are more important than other

behaving in an angry threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone

behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more

believing that good things will happen in the future

a person who gets money, food, etc. from other people, especially in order to live without working

a person who gets up or arrives early

a person who has old-fashioned ideas and opinions

a person who is unwilling to work

a person who is very successful and is much admired, although often only temporarily

brave

calm and sensible in making judgments or decisions

careful and covering every detail

caring about other people more than about yourself

clever at planning something so that you get what you want, especially by tricking other people

clumsy people move in a way that is not controlled or careful, and often knock or damage things.

enjoying being with people and meeting new people

extremely attractive or beautiful

fashionable and attractive

friendly and attractive

full of anger towards another person that makes someone want to annoy, upset, or hurt them, especially in a small way

happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting

happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy

having a good knowledge of culture and fashion

having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm

having a strong wish to be successful, powerful or rich

having and expressing strong feelings

having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

having or involving a lot of energy

having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

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important than other people

intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

keen, eager, showing enthusiasm

kind and always thinking about how you can help other people

kind and helpful

making decisions quickly and easily

malicious

not considering how your actions or words may upset someone

not willing to work or use any effort

not willing to give or share things, especially money; unkind or unpleasant

not caring if you hurt or upset other people when you try to get what you want

not easily upset, annoyed, or worried

not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen

not liking changes or new ideas

a person who makes other people work very hard

a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves

a stupid person, usually a man

a young woman considered to be attractive but not intelligent

a very helpful and kind person who can be trusted

not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements

not willing to accept new ideas or opinions different from your own

often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things

paying so much attention to yourself that you do not notice what is happening to other people

person who becomes angry very easily

showing natural ability in a particular area

showing that you understand and care about someone's problems

slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way

someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on

someone or something that makes you admire and respect them.

someone who behaves in a strange or unusual, sometimes humorous way

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someone who avoids risks

someone who becomes angry very easily

someone who does things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have

someone who does things that are dangerous because they like the feeling of excitement it gives them

someone who is shy, quiet, and unable to make friends easily

someone who is always telling people what to do

someone who is argumentative often argues or likes arguing

someone who is outgoing likes to meet and talk to new people

someone whose mood changes suddenly and becomes angry or unhappy easily

sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully

too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them

too proud of yourself and your actions

too serious and full of importance

too pleased with yourself and what you have done

unwise, stupid or not showing good judgment

using words in a funny and clever way

wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need

wanting so much to do something that you keep trying very hard

wanting to win or be better than other people

willing to try new or difficult things, or exciting and often dangerous things

worried and embarrassed about what other people think of you

a very stupid person

a very good and honest person

someone or something that is very annoying

someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives

someone who intentionally causes problems for other people, especially people who are in a position of power or authoritysomeone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot

someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions

someone who is old-fashioned and too serious and avoids enjoyable activities

Page 5: Vocabulary Activity Personality

(un)predictable (un)reliable

(un)sociable

absent-minded

adventurous

a brick

a golden boy

a sponger

a bimbo

a gossip

a troublemaker

aggressive

ambitious

argumentative

arrogant

bad-tempered

big-headed

bigoted

bitchy

bossy

cautious

cheeky

cheerful

childish

clever

clumsy

competitive

conceited

confident

conservative

considerate

courageous

cunning

decisive

determined

dynamic

easy-going

eccentric

emotional

energentic

enthusiastic

extrovert

flexible

foolish

friendly

garrulous

generous

a wet blanket

a slob

a layabout

a fuddy-duddy

a couch potato

gentle

greedy

gregarious

hard-working

impressive

impulsive

industrious

inquisitive

introvert

lazy

level-headed

lively

lovable

mean

modest

moody

naive

narrow-minded

nos(e)y

obstinate

optimistic

outgoing

pessimistic

pompous

quick-tempered

ruthless

self-centred

self-conscious

self-important

selfless

self-satisfied

self-sufficient

sensible

sensitive

serious

short-sighted

shy

sophisticated

spiteful

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spoilt (spoiled)

stoical

stubborn

stunning

stylish

sympathetic

talented

talkative

tetchy

thorough

thoughtful

thoughtless

thrill-seeker

timid

warm

witty

a pain in the neck

a high-flyer

a windbag

a busybody

the salt of the earth

a slave driver

an early bird

a jerk

a moron

a stick-in-the-mud

the life and soul of the party