Week ONE

Ethical
Someone

who follows the rules or

standards of society and they expect
the right conduct

Fair,

moral, just

Hypocrite
A person who pretends to be something he/
she is NOT; one who says one thing but
does another
They pretends to have good values, beliefs,
or feelings but behaves otherwise.
Fraud

Ambivalent: (unsure)
Someone

who has conflicting

attitudes and uncertain feelings.
cant

make up their minds

Week 2

Arrogant
Someone

who has excessive

pride, one who exaggerates his/
her own self worth.
Someone who is full of
themselves
Conceited or big-headed

Eccentric
an

unconventional person
who has unusual habits
Odd in conduct
Peculiar, strange or weird

Idealist
One

who is unrealistic and

impractical; a visionary

perfectionist who rejects practical

considerations (impractical person)
One who sees things as they should
be
dreamer

(Utopian)

Cynical
Someone

who distrusts human

nature or motives or the sincerity of
others

You

expect me to believe that

Suspicious,

distrustful, skeptical

Week 3

Extrovert
Someone who is outgoing, friendly and
assertive
goes out of their way to get to know
others
Prefers group interaction
Enjoys being center of attention
Desires having lots of friends

Sociable

Perseverant
Someone

who persists in
spite of opposition,
discouragement, difficulties
or obstacles

Apathetic
Someone

who shows little feelings,

emotions, concerns or interests

not

taking any interest in anything,

or not bothering to do anything

Uninterested,

unconcerned

Impulsive
Behavior

that is spontaneous with

unpremeditated actions

having

a tendency to act on sudden

urges or desires

Spontaneous

Obstinate
Someone

who is extremely stubborn

Someone determined not to agree
with other people's wishes or accept
their suggestions
unwilling to give up an idea or
change attitude
pig-headed
Inflexible/ determined/ unmoved

Week 4

Optimist
Someone

who has a hopeful and

cheerful view of the future
they see the glass as always
half full

Superficial
Someone

who is materialistic
and only looks at the face
value of things
Shallow, phony

Ambitious
Someone who eagerly wants to achieve or
obtain success, power, wealth, or a specific
goal.
determined; forceful; desirous

His greatest ambition is to be ruler of Rome.

Belligerent

Someone who has an aggressive attitude

Someone who is hostile, ready to start a

fight, or ready to go to war

Aggressive, loud-mouth, argumentative

Bigot
One who holds blindly and intolerantly
to a particular opinion
somebody with strong opinions,
especially on politics, religion, or ethnic
background, who refuses to accept
different views
Racist, extremists

Flamboyant

Someone who is showy, highly elaborate,

brightly colored and striking

richly decorated

Ostentatious

Gaudy, flashy, glitzy

Precocious
Someone

who exhibits mature

qualities at an early age

mentally
Gifted,

advanced in age

talented, bright

Introvert
a

shy person who tends not to

socialize much

somebody

whose feelings and

thoughts are directed inward

Shy

or reserved

Week 5

Superstitious
a belief or way of behaving that is based on
fear of the unknown and faith in magic or
luck
a belief that certain events or things will
bring good or bad luck

Sadist
Someone

who gets pleasure

from mistreating others (mental
or physical pain)
Someone who likes to be cruel
for fun

Nave

showing a very simple and

trusting view of the world, often
as a result of youth and
inexperience

Innocently

ignorant
Gullible, inexperienced

Deceptive

to make someone believe something that is

not true.

Misleading; dishonest

In his deceptive answer about the vehicle's

history, the salesman said that the used car
had never been hit by another car.

Week 6

Zealot
One

who is filled with

enthusiasm for a person or a
cause

Fanatic

Radical
Somebody

with radical views-on political, economic, or social

issues
Someone who favors the
extreme

Vindictive

having or showing a desire to hurt someone who

has hurt or caused problems for you.

Malevolent; revengeful

She was incredibly vindictive in that vengeful

thoughts flew across her mind whenever anyone
crossed her.

Manipulative
influencingorattemptingtoinfluencethe
behaviororemotionsof othersforonesown
purposes.

Scheming; conniving
Susan knows how to manipulate her parents to
get what she wants by exaggerating the truth.

Pessimist
One

who has a tendency to

expect the worst

sees

the glass as half empty

Worry-wart

or cynic

Opportunist
somebody who takes advantage of
something, especially somebody who does
so in a devious, or unprincipled way
Someone who takes opportunities w/o
regard to outcome or consequences
Entrepreneur

Week 7

Shrewd

mentally sharp or clever

able to judge a situation accurately and turn

it to your own advantage.

He was shrewd enough not to take the job

when there was the possibility of getting a
better one a few months later.

Analytical
to

separate things into their parts in

order to study or examine them,
draw conclusions, or solve problems

sees

the details examines things

closely
Scientists, doctors, mathematicians,
investigators
Systematic, questioning

Realist
somebody

who only considers

things as they are or appear to
be, and avoids ideals and
abstractions

they
Down

face the facts

to earth
Practical person

Virtuous
having

or showing moral goodness or

righteousness

Someone

who is morally good or

excellent (honest/ unblemished)

Chaste

(pure)

Subservient
too

submissive or eager to follow

the wishes or orders of others
eager to obey