Challenging Character Trait Words
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Challenging Character Trait Words
by Sidney Chansamone
Able-Bodied
Definition: having a strong, healthy body; physically fit:
Action: was the best player on the team; is very athletic
Adore
Definition:to like or admire very much
Action: complementing someone's clothes or comment nicely
Adventurous
Definition: full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous
Action: swing from vine to vine; fighting evil; putting their life at risk
Ambitious
Definition: having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.:
Action: put effort and skill into a class to pass
Argumentative
Definition: fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious
Action: debating about a topic in an intense manner
Arrogant
Definition: making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
Action: A character may think they're needed by everyone and think they're most important.
Articulate
Definition: using language easily and fluently; having facility with words:
Action: A character might speak with clarity and presentfully
Bashful
Definition: uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
Action: whispering and looking away from other people
Beautiful
Definition: having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind:
Action: A character might dress very neatly and organized.
Brilliant
Definition: having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.
Action: getting high test scores; recieveing several awards
Bellicose
Definiton: inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
Action: act very critically and roughly; getting involved in several fights
Belligerant
Definition: of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose:
Action: A character might be engaged in warfare; a soldier
Bewildered
Definition: completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.
Action: A character might not understand a troubling math problem.
Boastful
Definition: given to or characterized by boasting.
Action: A character might may constantly brag about an accomplishment they made.
Bright
Definition: quick-witted or intelligent
Action: getting all A+'s, knowing the right thing to do in bad situations, etc
Calculating
Definition: selfishly scheming:
Action: dictator taking advantage of their position to their own benefits
Calm
Definition: free from excitement or passion; tranquil:
Action: A character might stand still and prevent themselves from passion/excitement
Cantankerous
Definition: disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish:
Action: argue with others; difficult to deal with
Compassionate
Definition: feeling deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
Action: would go to someone to help them, but not help themselves
Deceitful
Definition: intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent:
Action: purposely telling the wrong information
Eager
Definition: keen or ardent in desire or feeling;impatiently longing
Action: A character would look forward to an upcoming game
Felicitous
Definition: well-suited for the occasion, as an action,manner, or expression; apt; appropriate:
Action: dressing formally for a wedding
Giddy
Definition: affected with vertigo; dizzy.
Action: A character would be unbalanced and confused
Harsh
Definition: ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect
Action: acting rude or hurting something/someone
Imperial
Definition: of a commanding quality, manner, aspect,etc.
Action: would have relation with an empire; magnificent
Jaded
Definition: worn out or wearied, as by overwork or over use.
Action: A character would be tired by working too hard/too long
Keen
Definition: characterized by strength and distinctness of perception; extremely sensitive or responsive
Action: hear well; see well; very alert
Lewd
Definition: obscene or indecent, as language or songs;salacious
Action: making vulgar jokes
Melancholy
Definition: a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitualor prolonged; depression
Action: A character would be bored; disinterested; very sorrowful
Naïve
Definition: having or showing unaffected simplicity of natureor absence of artificiality; unsophisticated;ingenuous
Action: May believe anything she sees/reads
Noble
Definition: to be distinguished by rank or title
Action: recognized by level; superior; high class
Obsessed
Definition:
to think about something unceasingly orpersistently; dwell obsessively upon something
Action: Always have their obsession on their mind
Penitent
Definition: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin orwrongdoing and disposed to atonement andamendment; repentant; contrite
Action: A character would feel penitent about something they did wrong
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Proud
Definition: feeling pleasure or satisfaction over somethingregarded as highly honorable or creditable tooneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or aclause).
Action: would feel happy and confident of an accomplishment
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Quirky
Definition: a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality
Action: a character would act in a strange manner
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