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Describing Character 

A. Intellectual ability

 Ability: intelligent, clever(astute), smart, brainy,  witty(clever humour)

 able, gifted, talented, ambitious, hard-working, active,

imaginative, naive, modest, secretive, gentle(caring, heartily), immature

Lacking ability: stupid, foolish, silly, brainless, daft(tampit), dumb(blunt), dull,careless, clumsy, Incapable, overpowered(defeated, unable to deal withproblems), narrow-minded(slow-witted)

! Attitudes towards life

Looking on either the bright or the black side of the things: optimistic,pessimistic, energetic,

"utward looking or inward looking: e#troverted, introverted,  broadminded,

independent, strong-minded, fair-minded(impartial)

$alm or not calm with regard to attitude to life: rela#ed, tense, worried,confident, self-controlled, self-confident(bouncy)

%ractical, not dreamy in approach to life: sensible, down-to-earth, practicle,result(firm, assertive), &uick-acting

'eeling things very intensely: sensitive, delicate

deep way of thinking, believing in hard work and that the key to success lies in honesty anddetermination.

$! Attitudes towards other people 

noying others* company: sociable, gregarious, loyal, cheerful,

condescending(binevoitor), open-hearted, well-intentioned

+isagreeing with others: &uarrelsome, argumentative!

aking pleasure in others* pain: cruel, sadistic, selfish(miserly), stubborn(obstinate),

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vain(self-centred), conceited(ingamfat), spiteful(mean)

ela#ed in attitude to self and others: easy-going, even-tempered,  tolerant,

.ot polite to others: impolite, rude, ill-mannered, discourteous, tough, aggressive,

insolent (naughty)

elling the truth to others: honest, trustworthy, reliable, sincere,  trusting

/nhappy if others have what one does not have oneself: ealous, envious,crafty(artful), shrewd(scorpie), mischevious( deceitful, teasing), greedy(lacom)

Insistent(pushy),absent-minded(distant), easily-flustered(ametit),in&uisitive(iscoditor), curious