Character Traits
Literary Terms
Describing Words
Character Traits
Experiences
100

A person, action, or emotion characterized by sudden, rash, or impulsive behavior.

 Impetuous:

100

Leaving the main subject in speech or writing to address an unrelated topic.

Digression:

100

Ordinary, routine, or dull tasks.

Mundane:

100

Appear casually calm and relaxed.

Nonchalant:

100

To be aware, conscious, or having knowledge of something.

Cognizant:

200

Actions, objects, or people that are excessively showy, boastful, or pretentious. 

Ostentatious: 

200

Describes phrases, ideas, or plots that are unoriginal, stale, and overused.

Hackneyed: 

200

A deviation from the normal, expected, or common order.

Anomaly:

200

Someone or something that is treacherous, deceitful, or disloyal.  

Perfidious:

200

Something certain to happen, unavoidable, or impossible to prevent.

Inevitable:

300

Someone who acts superior, patronizing, or "talks down" to others.

Condescending:

300

The process of breaking down complex information.

Analyze:

300

Describes something that depends on specific terms or circumstances to occur.

Conditional:

300

To copy or imitate someone or something.

Emulate: 

300

Lasting for a very short time, transitory, or fleeting.

Ephemeral:

400

Someone or something, that is kindly, charitable, and aimed at helping others.

Benevolent:

400

Asserting the opposite, denying the truth of a statement, or being in conflict with something.

Contradicting:

400

Describes a route, journey, or way of speaking that is winding and  indirect.

Circuitous:

400

Harmful, damaging, or injurious to living things, often in subtle, unexpected, or destructive ways.

Deleterious:

400

Something that happens by a lucky, unexpected, or accidental chance.

Fortuitous:

500

Someone who is fearless, adventurous, and resolutely courageous.

Intrepid:

500

Division, contrast, or opposition between two mutually exclusive or contradictory groups, ideas, or parts.

Dichotomy:

500

Describes something, such as a person, object, or custom, that is chronologically out of place.

Anachronistic:

500

Showing great care, attention, and persistent, untiring effort in one’s actions, work, or duties.

Assiduous:

500

Something that causes you to feel physically, mentally, or morally drained, weak.

Enervating: