Adjectives - Positive

Character Traits
The following adjectives are positive character traits essential to learning English. I have included very
concise (short, brief) definitions. Please consult a dictionary for a complete understanding of each
word because many of the words are very similar in meaning. These words are worth incorporating
into your vocabulary, so the next time someone asks you to describe yourself; you won't have any
difficulty coming up with 11 positive character traits
ambitious having a strong desire to succeed
conscientious displaying great care in the outcome of one's work
dauntless not frightened or discouraged
diligent hard-working, showing a lot of effort
enthusiastic having passionate interest about something
gregarious friendly and sociable
loquacious very talkative
persistent the ability to continue despite difficulties or problems
resilient the ability to recover from failures or setbacks
resourceful creative in solving problems or reaching goals
tenacious determined to proceed as planned
Choose the word which is NOT a synonym.
By Thomas Williams
By Thomas Williams, teacher at EC San Diego English school
Comparisons with adjectives and adverbs
1. ambitious:

motivated
lackadaisical
determined
2. conscientious:

thorough
meticulous
careless
3. dauntless:

timid
confident
resolute
4. diligent:

focused
industrious
lazy
5. enthusiastic

apathetic
keen
passionate
6. gregarious

unreserved
outgoing
shy
7. loquacious

uncommunicative
long-winded
rambling
8. persistent

importunate
feeble
unrelenting
9. resilient

strong
weak
tough
10. resourceful

imaginative
unimaginative
ingenious
11. tenacious

dogged
lax
stubborn
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