List 3 - Adjectives

Cards (20)

  • affable
    characterized by pleasantness, ease, and friendliness in talking to others or in response to requests or proposals; having a relaxed, causal manner
  • deferential

    showing respect and high regard for a superior, elder, or person of higher status
  • frivolous

    having little weight or importance; lacking seriousness or marked by inappropriate light-heartedness
  • imprudent
    lacking wisdom, discretion, or good judgement; showing poor judgement especially in personal relationships or social situations
  • indolent
    inclined to laziness; not easily aroused to activity, effort, or movement
  • obstinate
    stubbornly sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
  • scrupulous
    having moral integrity in acting in strict regard for what is considered right, proper, or ethical
  • solemn
    not joking or playful in mood or manner; having a formal and serious or reserved manner
  • stoic : 

    enduring pains or hardships calmly or without complaint, often as a matter of self-discipline; not affected by or showing passion or feeling
  • apprehensive

    viewing the future with alarm or anxiety as in a premonition of evil or danger
  • benevolent

    inclined to do good or have goodwill toward
  • cunning

    skilled in achieving one's goals through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means; inclined to mislead others through lies or trickery
  • duplicitous

    deceptive in words or actions; misleading
  • haughty

    blatantly proud; arrogant; acting superior to others
  • introspective

    thoughtfully reflective of one's own thoughts and feelings
  • judicious

    good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech
  • vacuous
    lacking ideas or intelligence; empty
  • wistful

    full of yearning or desire tinged with a depression of spirits
  • zealous
    feeling or showing a strong and energetic support for a person, cause, or ideal
  • impetuous

    acting quickly and without thought; controlled by emotion rather than thought; marked by force and violence of movement or action