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Chapter # 38
Describing People Character
Intellectual abilityAbility
Intelligent having intelligence or able to understand easily
Bright intelligent
Clever Intelligent
Sharp clever and quick to notice things
Shrewd showing sharp powers of judgment of a situation
Able to have the necessary physical strength, mental powerskill, time, money or opportunity to do something
Gifted having special ability in a particular subject or activityclever or having a special ability
Talented having a natural skill for something, able
Brainy clever ( informal )
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Lacking ability
Stupid foolish or unwise, lacking judgment or intelligence
Foolish unwise, ridiculous or lacking in judgment
Half-witted stupid
Simple describes a person who does not have a normal levelof intelligence
Silly showing a lack of thought or judgment, foolish
Brainless stupid ( informal )
Daft silly or stupid ( informal ) ( BrE spoken )
Dumb stupid ( informal especially AmE )
Dim not very clever ( informal especially BrE )
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Cunning clever and good at deceiving somebody
Crafty good at getting what you want by deceiving somebody
Sly using tricks and dishonest methods to get what you want
Clever, in a negative way, using brains to deceive somebody
Attitude towards life
Pessimistic expecting that the things will be bad and unsuccessful
Optimistic believing or expecting that good things will happen
Extroverted an socially confident, energetic and happy person who enjoys being with other people
Introverted someone who is shy, quiet and unable to make friends easily
Tense ( wound-up/ stressed-out) very anxious, nervous or angry
Relaxed feeling happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you
Sensible based on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding
Stupid not intelligent or sensible
Down-to-earth sensible and practical ( good at dealing with problems )
Sensitive understanding what other people need, and being helpfuland kind to them
Upset ( or worked-up) unhappy
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Attitude towards other people
Sociable (Unsociable) describes a person who is friendly and likes to be and spend time with other people
Gregarious liking to be with other people
Quarrelsome describes a person who repeatedly argues with other people
Argumentative linking to argue
Cruel extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally
Sadistic a person who obtains pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel
Easy-going not strict and not easily upset and worried
Even-tempered always calm and never angry or too excited about something
Laid-back relaxed in manner and character, not tending to get anxiousabout other people’s behavior or things that need to be done
Impolite not polite, rude
Rude not polite
Ill-mannered rude and unpleasant, not polite
Discourteous rude, not polite
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Honest truthful or able to be trusted and not likely to steel, cheator lie.
Sincere honest
Reliable someone or something that is reliable can be trusted orbelieved because they work or behave well in a way youexpect
Trustworthy reliable
Jealous feeling angry or unhappy because someone else has somethingthat you wish you had
Envious wishing that you had something that someone else has
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One person’s meat is another person’s poison
Determined
Refusing to change your opinions, beliefs, etc because you are sure you are right
Obstinate
Stubborn
Pig-headed
Economical
Wise and careful use of money
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Thrifty
StingyMean
Tight-fistedMiserly
Self-assured
Confident about what you are doingBelieving that you are more important than anyone else
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Confident
Self-importantArrogant
Full of oneself
Unconventional
New and differentUnusual and strange
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Original
EccentricOdd
PeculiarWeird
Frank
Speaking in an honest and direct way and not trying to hide the truth and your feelings
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Direct
BluntAbrupt
BrusqueCurt
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Inquiring
Always trying to find out private information about someone
Inquisitive
Nosy
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Generous
Willing to give money , help, kindness, etc, especially more than is expectedSpending too much money
Extravagant
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Innocent
Not guilty of crimeLacking experience and always expecting that people will be nice and that things
Will happen easily
Naive
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Ambitious
Having a great desire to be successful, powerful or wealthyDetermined to get what you want in a way that seems rude
Pushy
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Assertive
Behaving in a confident and determined wayBehaving in an angry and threatening way
Aggressive
Bossy
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