U1 Character Terms Flashcards
obsequious
(adj) obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
sanguine
(adj) optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
forthright
(adj) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest
introspective
(adj) given to examining or looking into oneself; self-reflective
quixotic
(adj) exceeding idealistic; unrealistic and impractical; impulsive
reticent
adj. silent or reserved; unlikely to reveal one’s thoughts
insidious
adj. proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; sneaky and crafty
brooding
adj. showing deep unhappiness of thought; preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts
capricious
adj. subject to a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic
jovial
adj. endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship
audacious
adj. extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
choleric
adj. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible
surly
adj. churlishly rude or bad-tempered
maudlin
adj. gloomy; tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
lugubrious
adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated manner
