Character Clues: Personality Adjectives
Guess 13 advanced five-letter adjectives that describe people's personalities and behaviour. Each clue explains the meaning so learners build precise C1 vocabulary for describing character.
A free WordVibe Vocabulary Game for Adults at CEFR C1 level. Topic: My word list.
Clues
- Self-confident in a loud, pushy way that ignores other people's feelings.
- Clever and careful, especially when making decisions about money or business.
- Bad-tempered and unfriendly, often giving short, rude answers to people.
- Cool and distant, keeping away from others and seeming uninterested in them.
- Serious, old-fashioned and rather dull, never doing anything surprising.
- Charming, polite and stylish in a smooth way, often used about a man.
- Lacking life experience, so too ready to believe and trust what people say.
- Mean-spirited about small, unimportant things, such as holding a grudge over a tiny mistake.
- Hard to please and very particular about details, for example food or tidiness.
- Shy and easily frightened, without much courage to speak or act.
Printable worksheet
This WordVibe Vocabulary Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Crossword · Use the clues. There is no word bank.
- Write the clue · Choose two words from the crossword. Write your own clue for each one.
Part 1: Crossword
Use the clues. There is no word bank.