personality - a person's characteristics that affect what one does and how one acts or behaves

Would you prefer to marry someone who is beautiful or who has a good personality?

closest in age - with the smallest difference in ages; with the fewest years between two people

In the Nguyen family, Harold (age 7) and Maude (age 6) are the closest in age because the other children are 2, 14, and 20 years old.

moody - changing moods or emotions very quickly, and often angry or sad for no reason

I'm sorry I yelled at you yesterday for no reason. I was just feeling very moody.

timid - shy; quiet; not outgoing

Do you think Paul is too timid to ask Belinda to go to the movies with him?

talkative - always talking; liking to talk a lot

I don't like going to the movies with talkative people because then I can't hear the movie!

cheerful - happy; positive; in a good mood

Ana Lucia is always so cheerful! I don't think I've ever seen her feeling sad or down.

a year apart - separated in age by one year; one year older/younger than each other

Boris and Dani are only a year apart: he was born in 1968 and she was born in 1969.

bad-tempered - in a bad mood; negative; angry

Claudia's ex-boyfriend is really bad-tempered and he's always getting into fights.

angel - a very good person; a kind, thoughtful person who is liked by everyone; a person who behaves in an ideal way

Sheryl is such an angel! She brought me dinner every night when I was sick last week.

patient - able to wait for something without getting angry or frustrated and without seeming to be in a hurry

The teacher was very patient and explained the problem to me for more than 20 minutes until I understood it.

generous - willing to share; willing to give things to other people without expecting anything in return

Mateo is very generous. Last year he gave more than $5,000 to help the poor.

to look up to (someone) - to admire or respect someone; to think that someone is very good

Who did you look up to more when you were a child, your mother or your father?

even-keeled - even-tempered; not changing moods very often; not easy to make angry; calm

Rodrigo is so even-keeled that he didn't even get very angry when Shawna accidentally hit his car.

selfish - not liking to share things with others; wanting to have everything for oneself; caring only about oneself

Young children sometimes don't like to share, so their parents have to teach them to be less selfish.

stubborn - not wanting to change one's mind or opinion; determined to continue to do something or think about something the same way

Hugo won't ask for directions because he is too stubborn to admit that he's lost.

to put up with (someone) - to tolerate someone; to accept someone's negative behavior without complaining

How do you put up with Nancy smoking in your office every day?

to exaggerate - to make something bigger or more important than it really is

Is your brother really seven feet tall or were you exaggerating?

to grow out of (something) - to stop doing something as one gets older

Tara didn't grow out of playing with dolls until she was 15 years old!

261 - Describing People's Personalities

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