1. absent-minded 2. active 3. adaptable 4. adventurous 5. affected 6. affectionate 7. aggressive 8. alert 9. aloof 10. ambitious 11. anxious 12. apathetic 13. appreciative 14. argumentative 15. arrogant 16. artistic 17. assertive 18. attractive 19. autocratic 20. awkward 21. bitter 22. blustery 23. boastful 24. bossy 25. calm 26. capable 27. careless 28. cautious 29. changeable 30. charming 31. cheerful 32. civilized 33. clear-thinking 34. clever 35. coarse 36. cold 37. commonplace 38. complaining 39. complicated 40. conceited 41. confident 42. confused 43. conscientious 44. conservative 45. considerate 46. contented 47. conventional 48. cool 49. cooperative 50. courageous 51. cowardly 52. cruel 53. curious 54. cynical 55. daring 56. deceitful 57 . defensive 58. deliberate 59. demanding 60. dependable 61. dependent 62. despondent 63. determined 64. dignified 65. discreet 66. disorderly 67. dissatisfied 68. distractible 69. distrustful 70. dominant 71. dreamy 72. dull 73. easy going 74. effeminate 75. efficient | 76. egotistical 77. emotional 78. energetic 79. enterprising 80. enthusiastic 81. evasive 82. excitable 83. fair-minded 84. fault-finding 85. fearful 86. feminine 87. fickle 88. flirtatious 89. foolish 90. forceful 91. foresighted 92. forgetful 93. forgiving 94. formal 95. frank 96. friendly 97. frivolous 98. fussy 99. generous 100. gentle 101. gloomy 102. good-looking 103. good-natured 104. greedy 105. handsome 106. hard-headed 107. hard-hearted 108. hasty 109. headstrong 110. healthy 111. helpful 112. high-strung 113. honest 114. hostile 115. humorous 116. hurried 117. idealistic 118. imaginative 119. immature 120. impatient 121. impulsive 122. independent 123. indifferent 124. individualistic 125. industrious 126. infantile 127. informal 128. ingenious 129- inhibited 130. initiative 131. insightful 132. intelligent 133. interests narrow 134. interests wide 135. intolerant 136. inventive 137. irresponsible 138. irritable 139. jolly 140. kind 141. lazy 142. leisurely 143. logical 144. loud 145. loyal 146. mannerly 147. masculine 148. mature 149. meek 150. methodical | 151. mild 152. mischievous 153. moderate 154. modest 155. moody 156. nagging 157. natural 158. nervous 159. noisy 160. obliging 161. obnoxious 162. opinionated 163. opportunistic 164. optimistic 165. organized 166. original 167. outgoing 168. outspoken 169. painstaking 170. patient 171. peaceable 172. peculiar 173. persevering 174. persistent 175. pessimistic 176. painful 177. pleasant 178. pleasure seeking 179. poised 180. polished 181. practical 182. praising 183. precise 184. prejudiced 185. preoccupied 186. progressive 187. prudish 188. quarrelsome 189. queer 190. quick 191. quiet 192. quitting 193. rational 194. rattlebrained 195. realistic 196. reasonable 197. rebellious 198. reckless 199. reflective 200. relaxed 201. reliable 202. resentful 203. reserved 204. resourceful 205. responsible 206. restless 207. retiring 208. rigid 209. robust 210. rude 211. sarcastic 212 . self-centered 213. self-confident 214. self-controlled 215. self-denying 216. self-pitying 217. self-punishing 218. self-seeking 219. selfish 220. sensitive 221. sentimental 222. serious 223. severe 224. sexy 225. shallow | 226. sharp-witted 227. shiftless 228. show-off 229. shrewd 230. shy 231. silent 232. simple 233. sincere 234. slipshod 235. slow 236. sly 237. smug 238. snobbish 239. sociable 240. soft-hearted 241. sophisticated 242. spendthrift 243. spineless 244. spontaneous 245. spunky 246. stable 247. steady 248. stern 249. stingy 250. stolid 251. strong 252. stubborn 253. submissive 254. suggestible 255. sulky 256. superstitious 257. suspicious 258. sympathetic 259. tactful 260. tactless 261. talkative 262. temperamental 263. tense 264. thankless 265. thorough 266. thoughtful 267. thrifty 268. timid 269. tolerant 270. touchy 271. tough 272. trusting 273. unaffected 274. unambitious 275. unassuming 276. unconventional 277. undependable 278. under standing 279. unemotional 280. unexcitable 281. unfriendly 282. uninhibited 283. unintelligent 284. unkind 285. unrealistic 286. unscrupulous 287. unselfish 288. unstable 289. vindictive 290. versatile 291. warm 292. wary 293. weak 294. whiny 295. whole some 296. wise 297. withdrawn 298. witty 299. worrying 300. zany |
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