Personality 1
nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know
shy
not making much noise, or making no noise at all
quiet
someone whi is not joking or pretending
serious
able to learn and understand things quickly (3)
clever / bright / intelligent
someone who keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean
tidy
someone who can be trusted or depended on
reliable
behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in
polite
always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying
bossy
able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people’s annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry
patient
someone who becomes easily annoyed and talks in an angry way to people
bad-tempered
able to understand other people’s feelings and problems
sensitive
willing to accept many different types of behaviour and not easily shocked
broad-minded
not likely to upset or embarrass other people
tactful
stupid in a childish or embarrassing way
silly
someone who behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave
mature
someone who does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements
modest
practical and direct in a sensible honest way
down-to-earth
determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable
stubborn
behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people (2)
arrogant / big-headed
not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people
insecure
having a great desire to be successful, powerful or wealthy
ambitious
someone who does everything they can to get what they want from other people
pushy
having a natural ability to do one or more things extremely well
gifted
using very few words, in a way that seems rude
brusque
not good or quick at understanding things
slow / stupid