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    Words to Talk about personality

    Types

    What word best describes your

    personality

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    Altruist

    philanthropist: someone who

    makes charitable donations

    intended to increase human well-

    being.

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    Affectionate

    Adjective

    1.Readily feeling or showing fondness or

    tenderness.

    2.Expressing fondness.

    Synonyms

    loving - tender fond

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    Aggressive

    Adjective

    1.Ready or likely to attack or confront;

    characterized by or resulting from aggression.

    2.Pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully,sometimes unduly so: "an aggressive

    businessman".

    Synonymsoffensive - truculent

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    Ambitious

    Adjective

    1.Having or showing a strong desire and

    determination to succeed.

    2.(of a plan or piece of work) Intended tosatisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult

    to achieve.

    Synonymsaspiring

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    Anxious

    Adjective

    1.Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness,

    typically about an imminent event or

    something with an uncertain outcome.

    2.(of a period of time or situation) Causing orcharacterized by worry or nervousness.

    Synonyms

    uneasy - worried - solicitous - concerned -

    restless

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    Artistic

    Adjective

    1.Having or revealing natural creative skill: "my

    lack of artistic ability".2.Of, relating to, or characteristic of art or

    artistry.

    Synonyms

    artistical - art

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    Bad Tempered

    Somebody who Gets angry a lot

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    Big Headed

    Arrogant, having an exaggerated

    perception of one's qualities.

    Someone with a very high opinion of themselves.

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    Boring

    Adjective

    Not interesting; tedious.

    Synonyms

    tedious - tiresome - dull - bothersome -

    humdrum

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    Bossy

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    Creative

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    Dependable

    Adjective

    Trustworthy and reliable.

    Synonyms

    reliable - trustworthy - trusty - sure - certain -

    safe

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    Charismatic

    Adjective

    Exercising a compelling charm that inspires

    devotion in others.

    Noun

    An adherent of the charismatic movement.

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    Courageous

    Adjective

    Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

    Synonyms

    brave - bold - valiant - plucky - gallant - hardy

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    Devious

    Adjective

    1.Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics

    to achieve goals.

    2.(of a route or journey) Longer and less direct

    than the most straightforward way.

    Synonyms

    indirect - tortuous - oblique - roundabout -circuitous

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    Dim

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    Extrovert

    Someone who is very outgoingNoun

    An outgoing, overtly expressive person.

    Adjective

    Of, denoting, or typical of an extrovert.

    Synonymsextravert

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    Egotistical

    Egotistic: characteristic of those

    having an inflated idea of their own

    importance.

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    Egoist

    a conceited and self-centered

    person.

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    Gregarious

    Adjective

    1.(of a person) Fond of company; sociable.

    2.(of animals) Living in flocks or loosely

    organized communities.

    Synonyms

    sociable - social - companionable

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    Impulsive

    Adjective

    Acting or done without forethought: "young

    impulsive teenagers".

    Synonyms

    impetuous

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    Misogamist

    a person who hates marriage.

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    Misogynist

    Noun

    A woman hater.

    Adjective

    Reflecting or inspired by a hatred of women.

    Synonyms

    womanhater - woman-hater

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    Industrious

    Adjective

    Diligent and hard-working.

    Synonyms

    diligent - sedulous - assiduous - studious - hard-

    working

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    loner

    A person who prefers not to

    associate with others

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    loquacious

    Tending to talk a great deal; talkative

    Adjective

    Talkative.

    Synonyms

    talkative - garrulous - voluble - chatty - gabby

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    Narcissist

    someone in love with themselves

    A person who thinks only of

    himself or herself. The country'sdictator was a terrible narcissist; he

    didn't care at all for the welfare of

    his people.

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    Pretentious

    Attempting to impress by affecting

    greater importance, talent, culture,

    etc., than is actually possessed.

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    Prodigy

    A person, usually quite young, who

    is unusually talented or

    gifted.Jonathan, a true chess

    prodigy, won his first national

    competition at age five.

    adaptive

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    adaptive

    changing in order to deal with new situations

    addictive

    ADJECTIVE

    someone who has an addictive personality bec

    omes addicted to things very easily

    babyish

    ADJECTIVE

    like a baby

    badass

    ADJECTIVEready to behave in an unpleasant way when ne

    cessary

    born

    ADJECTIVE

    used for saying that someone had a particular

    condition, personal quality, name, or social status at thetime when they were born

    classy

    ADJECTIVE

    someone who is classy has the natural ability t

    o choose the best thing or behave in a suitable

    way in everysituation

    clingy

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    ADJECTIVE

    wanting to be with another person all the time

    in a way that is annoying

    constitutionally

    ADVERBin a way that is related to your general charact

    er

    flawed

    ADJECTIVE

    a flawed person has some faults in their charac

    terflexible

    ADJECTIVE

    able to make changes or deal with a situation t

    hat is changing

    great

    ADJECTIVEused about someone who is nice and a pleasur

    e to be with

    have

    VERB

    used for saying what the qualities ofsomeone

    s character are

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    say this that for someoneused for admitting that someone who you do n

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    ot approve of has a good quality

    do/is/can etc someone ever

    used for emphasizing that someone does some

    thing or has a particular quality

    someones bark is worse than their biteused for saying that someone is not as unpleas

    ant or rude as they seem to be when they talk

    to you

    the complete...

    someone who has all the qualities needed for

    a particular activitythrough and through

    used for saying that someone has all the qualiti

    es of a particular type of person

    too clever/nice/generous etc for your own

    good

    so clever/nice/generous etc that it is a disadva

    ntage instead of an advantage

    to the core

    used for emphasizing that an aspect of someo

    nes character is very strong and will not chang

    e

    to your fingertips

    ADJECTIVEused about the feelings or qualities that someo

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    g q

    ne seems to have but may not really have

    overweening

    ADJECTIVE

    used for describing a bad quality that someone

    has which makes them very unpleasantperfect

    ADJECTIVE

    used for emphasizing how much someone has

    of a particular quality

    personally

    ADVERB

    used for emphasizing that you do not dislike so

    meone, just something that they do or the gro

    up theybelong to

    predisposed

    ADJECTIVE

    likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular w

    ay

    prone

    ADJECTIVE

    likely to do something or be affected by somet

    hing, especially something bad

    understanding what your own true thoughts, f

    eelings and abilities are

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    eelings, and abilities are

    self-confessed

    ADJECTIVE

    admitting to being a particular bad type of pers

    on or to having a particular negative quality

    snivelling

    ADJECTIVE

    often complaining or crying, in a way that is an

    noying

    sporty

    ADJECTIVEa sporty person likes playing sport and plays re

    gularly

    temperamental

    ADJECTIVE

    relating to temperament

    temperateADJECTIVE

    not extreme in behaviour or language

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    territorialADJECTIVE

    territorial animals or people do not like other a

    nimals or people entering an area that they bel

    ieve belongsto them

    thick-skinned

    ADJECTIVE

    not easily upset or offended by what other peo

    ple say about you

    tidy

    ADJECTIVE

    a tidy person always puts their things away in t

    he correct place

    well-endowedADJECTIVE

    h l f h h l d

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    having a lot of something that people admire o

    r want, for example money, beauty, or intellige

    nce

    flexibly

    ADVERBinnately

    ADVERB

    inscrutability

    NOUN

    reactivity

    NOUNtemperamentally

    ADVERB

    territorially

    ADVERB

    a leopard cant change its spots

    used for saying that someone will never change their behaviour or character

    a man of something

    a man with a particular quality or ability

    as a person