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Vocabulary Word List: 21 words: resolution, abstinence, ambition, bard, cauldron, comedies, conscience, drama, histories, imagination, inconstant, infinite, mercy, outrageous, playwright, revenge, Shakespeare, soliloquy, sonnet, symbolism, tragedies

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Vocabulary Word List for Character, Leadership (338)
A) Ability, Above-board, Accepting, Accommodating, Acknowledgment, Active, Activity, Adorable, Altruism, Ambitious, Amiable, Amicable, Anxious, Appreciation, Articulate, Aspiration, Assertive, Asset, Attentive, Attitude
B) Behavior, Benevolent, Bold, Bonding, Brave
C) CARING, Character, Charisma, Charity, Charm, Chaste, Cheerful, CITIZENSHIP, Civility, Clean, Coherent, Comfortable, Commitment, Common-sense, Communicative, Community, Compassion, Compliments, Compromising, Concern, Confidence, Conflicted, Conscientious, Conservative, Consideration, Constant, Content, Control, Cooperation, COOPERATIVE, Cordiality, Courage, COURAGEOUS, Courteous, Creative, Creativity, Critical, Curiosity
D) Decent, Decorous, Defensive, Deferential, Dependable, Desire, Determination, Devoted, Dignity, Diligent, Diplomatic, Directed, DISCIPLINE, Discreet, Distracted, Docile, Donation, Donor, Dynamic, Dynamism
E) Earnest, Egotistical, Empathetic, EMPATHY, Encouragement, Endurance, Energetic, Enthusiastic, Equality, Esteemed, Estimable, Ethical, Euphoric, Evaluate, Excellence, Expectant, Experience, Extrovert
F) FAIRNESS, Faith, Faithful, Famous, Feeling, Flexible, Focus, Forgiving, Forte, Fortitude, Friendship
G) Generosity, Genial, Genteel, Gentle, Genuine, Gift, Goodness, Grace, Gracious, Grandiose, Gratitude, Guidance, Guilty
H) Happy, Hard work, Harmonious, Healing, Health, Helpfulness, HONESTY, Honor, Honorable, Hopeful, Humble, Humility, Humor
I) Idealistic, Imaginative, Impartiality, Industrious, Ingenuous, Innocence, Innocent, Innovative, Insightful, Inspirational, Instructive, INTEGRITY, Intense, Introvert, Intuitive, Inventive, Investigative
J) Jealousy, Jocular, Jocund, Jolly, Jovial, Joyful, Jubilant, Judgment, Just(ice)
K) Kind, KINDNESS, Kindred, Kinship
L) Laughter, Leadership, Legitimacy, Lenient, Liberal, Listener, Loving, LOYALTY
M) Manners, Mastery, Merciful, Meritorious, Meticulous, Missionary, Moderate, Modesty, Mood, Morals, Motivation
N) Naive, Neatness, Needy, Negative, Nice, Noble
O) Obedience, Observant, Open, Open-minded, Opinionated, Opportunist, Optimism, Orderly, Oriented, Outspoken
P) PATIENCE, Patient, Patriot, Peaceful, Peacemaker, Perceptive, Perseverance, Persistence, Personable, Personal, Philanthropic, Placid, Poise, Polite, Popular, Potential, Powerful, Praise, Pressure, Prideful, Principled, Priorities, Prolific, Promptness, Proper, PUNCTUAL, Purposeful
Q) Quality, Quest, Quick, Quiescent, Quintessential
R) Rational, Reasonable, Recognition, Record, Refined, Reflective, Regard, RELIANCE, Remorseful, Resilience, Resolute, Resourcefulness, RESPECT, Respectful, Respectful, RESPONSIBILITY, Responsible, Responsive, Restraint, Reverent, Righteous
S) Sagacious, Sage, Samaritan, Self-control, Self-esteem, Selflessness, Sensible, Sensitive, Sharing, Sincerity, Skill, Sober, Solemn, Solitary, Special, Speculation, Sportsmanship, Staunchness, Steadfast, Success, Successful, Supportive, Sweet, Sympathetic
T) Tactful, Talent, Teamwork, Temperament, Temperate, Tenacious, Tendency, Tender, Thankful, Thoughtfulness, Thrifty, TOLERANCE, Tolerant, Tone, Trait, Tranquil, TRUSTWORTHY, Truthful
U) Ultimate, Understanding, Unique, United, Unity, Upright, Upstanding
V) Values, Veracious, Veracity, Versatile, Vigilant, Vigorous, Virtuous, Visible, Vision, Vivacious, Vocal, Volunteer
W) Warm, Watchful, Welcoming, Wild, Willingness, Winning, Winsome, Wisdom, Wise, Worker, Worrier, Worthwhile, Worthy
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Y) Yearning, Yielding, Yourself, Youthful
Z) Zeal, Zealous, Zest
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CHARACTER traits to AVOID word list : (132)
a-abusive, addictive, aggressive, antagonistic, apathetic, arrogant,
b-bias, blasé, boorish, braggart, bully,
c-callow, captious, cheat, churlish, cold, compulsive, contemptible, critical, covetous, crude, culpable, curt, cynical,
d-demeaning, devious, dictatorial, disdainful, dishonesty, dishonorable, disregard, disrespectful,
e-egoist, egotism, elitist, explosive, extravagant,
f-failure, falseness, fanatic, favoritism, fervid, frailty,
g-glib, gossip, grouchy, guilty,
h-hard-hearted, heedless, hostile,
i-ignoble, ignorant, ill-tempered, impetuous, impolite, improper, imprudent, impudent, indecent, indecorous, indifference, insolent, insulting, intolerant, irascible, irresponsible,
j-jaundiced, jealousy, juvenile,
k-,
l-loathsome,
m-malevolent, malicious, manipulative, meddler, mistrustful,
n-nefarious, neglectful, negligent, neurotic, notorious, nuisance,
o-obnoxious, obsequious, oppressive, out-of-line, outrageous,
p-partial, petulant, prejudicial, preposterous, pretentious,
q-quarrelsome, querulous, quibbler, quirky,
r-rancorous, reckless, repugnance, reticent, rude, ruthless,
s-scornful, selfish, sour, stern, sullen, surly, suspicious,
t-testy, thoughtless, treacherous,
u-uncivil, uncouth, unethical, unfair, unmannerly, unrefined, unsavory, unworthy,
v-vicious, vile, villainous, volatile,
w-wary, waspish, wicked, wishy-washy,
x-,
y-yelling,
z-zealot,

Thoughtful poem/information
"Life is short...and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of hose who travel with us. So....we must be swift to love and make haste to be kind!" anonymous

John Wooden: Pyramid of Success!
Faith, Patience, Fight, Integrity, Competitive greatness, Resourcefulness,
Poise, Confidence, Reliability, Adaptability,
Condition, Skill, Team Spirit,
Honesty, Ambition, Self-control, Alertness, Initiative, Intentness,
Sincerity, Industriousness, Friendship, Loyalty,
Cooperation, Enthusiasm

What makes Character qualities?
1. Give/make a gift for someone just because...
2. Remember to say, "I love you"
3. Donate your time to volunteer
4. Listen carefully to others
5. Visit a convalescent/nursing or retirement home
6. Email or write to a friend/relative just to say "hello!"
7. Give blood
8. Smile before asking someone to do something
9. Remember to say "thank you"
10. Participate in donations to charities
11. Hug a friend just because...
12. Observe and respect laws
13. Remind a friend not to drink and drive
14. Call home
15. Respect the Earth
16. Pray for others
17. Don't smoke
18. Encourage others...
19. Recycle products at home and at work
20. If you borrow something, return it


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