PERSONALITY TRAITS POSITIVE

Question 1

A bombshell

Answer 1

An event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant.

The news of his death came as a bombshell.
She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving.

Question 2

Accomodating

Answer 2

a person who is eager or willing to help other people, for example by changing his or her plans:

The airline could not have been more accommodating

Question 3

Acquiescent (obedient)

Answer 3

willing to do what other people want:

Hence, they are more acquiescent and likely to..

Question 4

To adept at/in

Answer 4

Good at doing something that’s quite difficult (having a natural ability).

She’s very adept at dealing with the media.
Tamsin Palmer gave a technically adept performance on the piano.

Question 5

Adroit

Answer 5

very skillful and quick in the way you think or move:
an adroit reaction/answer/movement of the hand
She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.

Question 6

Affability (affabile)

Answer 6

friendly and easy to talk to
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
She was quite affable at the meeting.

Question 7

Agile

Answer 7

able to move your body quickly and easily:
Monkeys are very agile climbers.
You need to have agile fingers to play the piano
You need to have agile fingers to do this kind of work.

Question 8

Artless (synonym: ingenuous)

Answer 8

Simple, natural and honest

Why did you take the money?” she asked the child. “Because I wanted it,” came the artless reply.

Question 9

Assiduous (synonym: diligent)

Answer 9

showing hard work, care, and attention to detail:
assiduous research/efforts
an assiduous student
The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.

Question 10

Assured (self-assured)

Answer 10

Showing skill and confidence

A assured performance

Question 11

Astute

Answer 11

able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it:
an astute investor/businesswoman
his astute handling of the situation
an astute observer of human behaviour.

Question 12

Audacious

Answer 12

(BRAVE, COURAGEOUS) Showing a willingness to take risks or offend people:
He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
an audacious remark/suggestion

Question 13

Boisterous

Answer 13

noisy, energetic, and rough:
boisterous children
a boisterous game

Question 14

Ebullience

Answer 14

The quality of being full of energy and happiness:
As he sat slumped on the sofa, his natural ebullience had evaporated (disappeared)
Colleagues and audiences admired her youthful ebullience

Question 15

Frolic

Answer 15

To play and move around in a happy way

A group of suntanned children were frolicking on the beach.

Question 16

Jovial

Answer 16

Cheerful and friendly
He seemed a very jovial guy.
a jovial time/evening/chat

Question 17

Self-assertive

Answer 17

giving your opinions in a powerful way so that other people will notice

Question 18

Self-reliant

Answer 18

not needing help or support from other people:

Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.

Question 19

With panache

Answer 19

a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you:

The orchestra played with great panache.
He dressed with panache.

Question 20

Incisive (incisiveness)

Answer 20

the fact that an idea or opinion is expressed in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important:

Incisive questions/comments. The book is incisively written. He could clearly and incisively explain the most complex legal issues.

Question 21

Gritty

Answer 21

Brave and determined:

With gritty determination