Personality Test Word Definitions
Adapted from Personality Patterns by Lana Baterman, published by Huntington House,
Inc., Lafayette, LA.
STRENGTHS
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Adventuruos. One who will take on new and daring enterprises with a determination to
master them.
Adaptable. Easily fits and is comfortable in any situation.
Animated. Full of life, lively used of hand, arm, and face gestures.
Analytical. Likes to examine the parts for their logical and proper relationships.
Persistent. Sees one project through to its completion before starting another.
Playful. Full of fun and good humor.
Persuasive. Convinces through logic and fact rather than charm or power.
Peaceful. Seems undisturbed and tranquil and retreats from any form of strife.
Submissive. Easily accepts any other’s point of view or desire with little need to assert
his own opinion.
Self – sacrificing. Willingly gives up his own personal being for the sake of, or to meets
the needs of others.
Sociable. One who sees being with others as an opportunity to be cute and entertaining
rather than as a challenge or business opportunity.
Strong – willed. One who is determined to have his own way.
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Considerate. Having regard for the needs and feelings of others.
Controlled. Has emotional feelings but rarely displays them.
Competitive. Turns every situation, happening, or game into a contest and always
plays to him!
Convincing. Can win you over to anything through the sheer charm of his personality.
Refreshing. Renews and stimulates or makes others feel good.
Respectful. Treats others with deference, honor, and esteem.
Reserved. Self – restraint in expression of emotion or enthusiasm.
Resourceful. Able to act quickly and effectively in virtually all situations.
Satisfied. A person who easily accepts any circumstance or situation.
Sensitive. Intensively cares about others, and what happens.
Self – reliant. An independent person who can fully rely on his own capabilities,
judgment, and resources.
Spirited. Full of life and excitement.
Planner. Prefers to work out a detailed arrangement beforehand for the
accomplishment of project or goal, and prefers involvement with the planning stages
and the finished product rather than the carrying out of the task.
Patient. Unmoved by delay, remains calm and tolerant.
Positive. Knows it will turn out right if he’s in charge.
Promoter. Urges or compete others to go along, join, or invest through the charm of his
own personality.
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Sure. Confident, rarely hesitates or wavers.
Spontaneous. Prefers all of life to be impulsive, unpremeditated activity, not restricted
by plans.
Scheduled. Makes, and lives, according to a daily plan, dislikes his plan to be
interrupted.
Shy. Quiet, doesn’t really instigate a conversation.
Orderly. A person who has a methodical, systematic arrangement of things.
Obliging. Accommodating. One who is quick to do it another’s way.
Outspoken. Speaks frankly and without reserve.
Optimistic. Sunny disposition who convinces himself and others that everything will
turn out all right.
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Friendly. A responder rather than an initiator, seldom starts a conversation.
Faithful. Consistently reliable, steadfast, loyal, and devoted sometimes beyond reason.
Funny. Sparkling sense of humor that can make virtually any story into an hilarious
event.
Forceful. A commanding personality whom others would hesitate to take a stand
against.
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Daring. Willing to take risks; fearless; bold.
Delightful. A person who is upbeat and fun to be with.
Diplomatic. Deals with people tactfully, sensitively, and patiently.
Detailed. Does everything in proper order with a clear memory of all the things that
happen.
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Cheerful. Consistently in good spirits and promoting happiness in others.
Consistent. Stays emotionally on an even keel, responding as one might expect.
Cultured. One whose interests involve both intellectual and artistic pursuits, such as
theater, symphony, ballet.
Confident. Self – assured and certain of own ability and success.
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Idealistic. Visualizes things in their perfect form, and has a need to measure up to that
standard himself.
Independent. Self – sufficient, self – supporting, self – self – confident, and seems to
have little need of help.
Inoffensive. A person who never says or causes anything unpleasant or objectionable.
Inspiring. Encourages others to work, join, or be involved, and makes the whole thing
fun.
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Demonstrative. Openly expresses emotion, especially affection and doesn’t hesitate to
touch others while speaking to them.
Decisive. A person with quick, conclusive, judgment – making ability.
Dry humor. Exhibits “ dry well, “ usually one – liners which can be sarcastic in nature.
Deep. Intense and often introspective with a distaste for surface conversation and
pursuits.
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Mediator. Consistently finds him – or herself in the role of reconciling differences in
order to avoid conflict.
Musical. Participates in or has a deep appreciation for music, is committed to music as
an art form, rather than the fun of performance.
Mover. Driven by a need to be productive, is a leader whom others follow, finds it
difficult to sit still.
Mixes easily. Loves a party and can’t wait to meet everyone into room, never meets a
stranger.
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Thoughtful. A considerate person who remembers special occasion and is quick to
make a kind gesture.
Tenacious. Holds on firmly, Stubbornly, and won’t let go until the goal is accomplished.
Talker. Constantly talking, generally telling funny stories and entertaining everyone
around, feeling the need to fill the silence in order to make others comfortable.
Tolerant. Easily accepts the thoughts and ways of others without the need to disagree
with or change them.
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Listener. Always seems willing to hear what you have to say.
Loyal. Faithful to a person, ideal, or job, sometimes beyond reason.
Leader. A natural born director, who is driven to be in charge, and often finds it difficult
to believe that anyone else can do the job as well.
Lively. Full of life, vigorous, energetic.
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Contented. Easily satisfied with what he has, rarely envious.
Chief. Commands leadership and expects people to follow.
Chartmaker. Organizes life, tasks and problems solving by making lists, forms, or
graphs.
Cute. Precious, Adorable center of attention.
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Perfectionist. Places high standards on himself, and often on others, desiring that
everything be in proper order at all times.
Pleasant. Easygoing, easy to be around, easy to talk with.
Productive. Must constantly be working or achieving, often finds it very guest.
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Bouncy. A bubbly, lively, personality, full or energy.
Bold. Fearless, daring, forward, unafraid of risk.
Behaved. Consistently desires to conduct himself within the realm of what he feels is
proper
Balance Stable. Middle-of-the-road personality, not subject to sharp highs or lows.
WEAKNESSES
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Blank. A person who shows little facial expression or emotion.
Bashful. Shrinks from getting attention, resulting from self-consciousness.
Brassy. Showy, flashy, comes on strong too loud.
Bossy. Commanding, domineering, sometimes overbearing in adult relationships.
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Undisciplined. A person whose lack of order permeates most every area of his life.
Unsympathetic. Finds it difficult to relate to be problems or hunts of others.
Unenthusiastic. Tends to not get excited. Often feeling it won’t work anyway.
Unforgiving. One who has difficulty forgiving or forgiving or forgetting a hurt or injustice
done to them. Apt to hold onto a grudge.
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Reticent. Unwilling or struggles against getting involved, especially when complex.
Resentful. Often holds ill feeling as a result of real or imagined offenses.
Resistant. Strives, works against, or hesitates to accept any other way but his own.
Repetitious. Retells stories and incidents to entertain you without realizing he has
already told the story several times before, is constantly needing something to say.
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Fussy. Insistent over petty matters or details, calling for great attention to trivial details.
Fearful. Often experiences feeling of deep concern, apprehension, or anxiousness.
Forgetful. Lack of memory which is usually tied to a lack of discipline and not bothering
to mentally record things that aren’t fun.
Frank. Straightforward, outspoken, and doesn’t mind telling toy exactly what he thinks.
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Impatient. A person who finds it difficult to endure irritation or wait for others.
Insecure. One who is apprehensive or lacks confidence.
Indecisive. the person who finds it difficult to make any decision at all. (Not the
personality that labors long over each decision in order to make the perfect one.)
Interrupts. A person who is more of a talker than a listener, who starts speaking without
even realizing someone else is already speaking.
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Unpopular. A person whose intensity and demand for perfection can push others away
Uninvolved. Has no desire to listen or become interested in clubs, groups, activities, or
the other people’s lives.
Unpredictable. May be ecstatic one moment and down the next, or willing to help but
then disappears, or promises to but forget to show up.
Unaffectionate. Finds it difficult to verbally or physically demonstrate tenderness
openly.
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Headstrong. Insists on having his own way
Haphazard. Has no consistent way of doing things.
Hard to please. A person whose standards are set so high that is difficult to ever satisfy
them.
Hesitant. Slow to get moving and hard to get moving.
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Plain. A middle-of-the-road personality without highs or lows and showing little, if ant
emotion.
Pessimistic. While hoping for the best, this person generally sees the downside of a
situation first.
Proud. One with great self-esteem who sees himself as always right and the best
person for the job.
Permissive. Allows others (including children) to do as they please in order to keep
from being disliked.
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Angered easily. One who has a childlike flash-in-the-pan temper that express itself in
tantrum style and is over and forgotten almost instantly.
Aimless. Not a goal-setter with little desire to be one.
Argumentative. Incites arguments generally because he is right, no matter what the
situation may be.
Alienated. Easily feels estranged form others. Often because of insecurity or fear that
others don’t really enjoy his company.
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Naïve. Simple and childlike perspective, lacking sophistication of comprehension of
what deeper levels of life are really about.
Negative Attitude. One whose attitude is seldom positive and is often able to see only
the down or dark side of each situation.
Nervy. Full of confidence, fortitude, and guts, often in a negative sense.
Nonchalant. Easygoing, unconcerned, indifferent.
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Worrier. Consistently feels uncertain, troubled, or anxious.
Withdrawn. A person who pulls back to himself and needs a great deal of alone or
isolation time.
Workaholic. An aggressive goal- setter who mush be constantly productive and feels
very guilty when resting, is not driven by a need for perfection or completion but by a
need for accomplishment and reward.
Wants credit. Thrives on the credit or approval of theirs. As an entertainer this person
feeds on the applause, laughter, and/or acceptance of an audience.
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Too Sensitive. Overly introspective and easily offended when misunderstood.
Tactless. Sometimes expresses himself in a somewhat offensive and inconsiderate
way.
Timid. Shrinks from difficult situations.
Talkative. An entertaining, compulsive talker who finds it difficult to listen.
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Doubtful. Characterized by uncertainly and lacks of confidence that it will ever work
out.
Disorganized. Lack of ability to ever get life in order.
Domineering. Compulsively takes control of situations and/or people, unusually telling
others what you do.
Depressed. A person who feels down much of the time.
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Inconsistent. Erratic contradictory, with actions and emotions not based on logic.
Introvert. A person whose thoughts and interest are directed inward, lives within
himself.
Intolerant. A appears unable to withstand or accept another’s attitude, point of view, or
way of doing things.
Indifferent. A person to whom most things don’t matter one way or the other.
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Messy. Living in a state of disorder, unable to find things.
Moody. Doesn’t get very high emotionally, but easily slips into low lows, often when
feeling unappreciated.
Mumbles. Will talk quietly under the breath when pushed, doesn’t bother to speak
clearly.
Manipulative. Influences or manages shrewdly or deviously for his own advantage, will
get his way somehow.
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Slow. Doesn’t often act of think quickly, too much of a bother.
Stubborn. Determined to exert his or her own will, not easily persuaded. Obstinate.
Show-off. Needs to be center of attention, wants to be watched.
Skeptical. Disbelieving, questioning the motive behind the words.
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Loner. Requires a lot of private time and tends to avoid other people.
Lord over. Doesn’t hesitate to let you know that he right or is in control.
Lazy. Evaluates work or activity in terms of how much energy it will take.
Loud. A person whose laugh or voice can be heard above others in the room.
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Sluggish. Slow to get started, needs push to be motivated.
Suspicious. Tends to suspect or distrust others or ideas.
Short-tempered. Has a demanding impatience-bases anger and short fuse. Anger is
expressed when others are not moving fast enough or have not completed what they
have been asked to do.
Scatterbrained. Lacks the power of concentration or attention, flighty.
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Revengeful. Knowingly or otherwise holds a grudge and punished the offender often by
subtly withholding friends or affection.
Restless. Likes constant new activity because it isn’t fun to do the same things all the
time.
Reluctant. Unwilling or struggles against getting involved
Rash. May act hastily, without thinking things through. Generally because of
impatience.
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Compromising. Will often relax his position, even when right, in order to avoid conflict.
Critical. Constantly evaluating and making judgments, frequently thinking or expressing
negative reactions.
Crafty. Shrewd, one who can always find away to get to the desired end.
Changeable. A childlike, short attention span that needs a lot of change and variety to
keep from getting bored.
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