QUALITIES OF A CHARACTER

Directions: Circle the words below that describe a character in a story you have just read.
Use the most appropriate ones in your character analysis. Look up words you don't know.

Mental Qualities Moral Qualities
intelligent
educated
smart
wise
gifted
clever
ingenious
brilliant
learned
scholarly
astute
competent
sensible
talented
intellectual
precocious
rational
perceptive
unintelligent
unschooled
dumb
ignorant
simple
puerile
obtuse
vacuous
narrow-minded
shallow
dull
incompetent
unreasonable
incapable
bigoted
witless
irrational
cunning
moral
kind
considerate
idealistic
innocent
righteous
upstanding
truthful
honest
honorable
loyal
helpful
virtuous
pure
puritanical
austere
polite
respectable
immoral
cruel
inconsiderate
unprincipled
corrupt
vile
deceitful
lying
unscrupulous
dishonorable
untrustworthy
self-centered
dissolute
vulgar
degenerate
sensual
insulting
base
Physical Qualities Social Qualities
strong
healthy
handsome
beautiful
pretty
cute
robust
hardy
dainty
delicate
charming
ravishing
adroit
skillful
lively
robust
weak
sickly
hideous
ugly
graceless
emaciated
clumsy
awkward
grotesque
odious
coarse
repulsive
ungainly
unkempt
decrepit
frail
 cooperative
hospitable
congenial
cheerful
supportive
urbane
worldly
debonair
suave
elegant
courteous
tactful
cordial
convivial
encouraging
merry
contentious
inhospitable
impolite
sullen
antagonistic
boorish
provincial
brusque
obsequious
unpolished
petulant
crude
crabby
critical
caustic
grumpy

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