Character Traits (1)

Active/Lively
1. Uncle Mah is an in_______ worker who has never called in sick in his
career.
2. He is a _______(elusive/ nimble/adroit/fervent) supporter of the
football club.
3. One look at his barrel-chested physique and you can tell that he is
at_______.
4. I am an av_______ reader of Russian literature.
5. The clarion voice of the captain ga_______ the crew into action.
6. Getting wind of news that the enemy has landed on the shores, the
soldiers became more _______(agile/vigilant/itinerant/exuberant) than
before.
7. She is the most _______(high-strung/vibrant/vivacious/enterprising)
person that you will ever meet: I have never seen her frown before.

Lazy/Tired
1) He was chided by the coach for his la_______ movement on the field.
2) It is obvious that she did not understand the teacher from the
_______(dormant/listless/vacant/sluggish) look on her face.
3) Years of _______(sedentary/rusty/passive/haggard) lifestyle has given
him a beer belly and weak body.
4) The lawyer had a we_______ look on her face after staying up late last
night to prepare the documents for the court case.
5) Lemony was _______(indifferent/idle/incapacitated/inanimate) to the
suffering of the orphans.
6) The patient was gr_______ after taking the flu medicine.
7) My teacher lamented about teenagers becoming
_______(lethargic/barren/docile/apathetic) towards local politics.
8) She gazed at the whiteboard with a _______(static/stiff/glassy/hypnotic)
stare, seemingly daydreaming.
Recap of Character Traits (1)

1) Prime Minister Churchill delivered a rousing speech that _________ the British Army
in their battle against the Germans.
2) William is a shy boy; he is _________ to the idea of talking to new people.
3) The economy is having a _________ performance this year: many people are losing
their jobs.
4) Dogs are known to be _________ creatures; they always listen to their owners’
instructions.
5) The _________ owner of the technology company Watermelon has expanded his
business to every continent in the world.
6) Marie has been lauded for her important contributions to Science but the Nobel
Prize remains _________ for her.
7) Her _________ fingers make sewing seem so effortless.
8) Mark is always ______-________: he is paranoid that everyone is observing his every
move.
9) The drought has caused the lands to become _________.
10) I am an _________ stamp collector.
11) The _________ volcano of Pompeii has become a tourist attraction.
12) The _________ traveler has managed to explore the whole of Europe within a year.
13) People living in cities lead _________ lifestyles: they eat unhealthily and avoid
exercise.
14) I could tell he was uncomfortable from his _________ posture.
15) He is _________ when it comes to learning. He rarely takes the initiative to read
books outside of school.