I.III. Character qualities

DETERMINATION PERSISTENCE RESOLVE SPIRIT PURPOSE TENACITY PERSEVERANCE

(personal qualities that help you to continue doing sth that is difficult or unpleasant)

DETERMINATION, n

DETERMINED, adj.

~ to do sth

great / sheer / dogged ~

to show / have ~

courage and ~

TENACITY, n

TENACIOUS, adj.

great ~

to show / have ~

D. has a wider range of meaning than tenacity. People often show D. in the face of difficulty, danger or suffering; it is often spoken of in the phrase courage and D. People show T. in less important or serious situations, that do not need courage, but do require people to keep trying if they are to succeed.

PERSISTENCE, n

PERSIST, v

PERSISTENT, adj

great / sheer / dogged ~

to show / have ~

PERSEVERANCE, n

PERSEVERE, v

PERSEVERING, adj

great / sheer / dogged ~

have ~

People show perseverance in the face of difficult circumstances, usually created be situations outside anyone's control, such as illness, bad economic conditions, or just bad luck. Persistence is necessary when other people create difficulties, either by refusing to help or by actively trying to stop you.

COURAGE BRAVERY NERVE GUTS

(willingness to do things even though they are dangerous or difficult)

COURAGE, n

COURAGEOUS,adj

Great / true ~

To have the ~

To show ~

Doing sth takes ~

An act of ~

BRAVERY, n

BRAVE, adj

Great / true ~

To have the ~

To show ~

Doing sth takes ~

An act of ~

C. is very often about facing opposition, for moral reasons, although this may involve the threat of physical punishment, as well as threats to your career or reputation; b. is more often a willingness to face physical danger or pain: They lack the moral bravery to speak out. He received the medal as an award for courage.

FAITH CONFIDENCE

(the feeling that you have when you are sure about sb/sth's abilities or good qualities)

COLD IMPERSONAL UNFRIENDLY COOL ALOOF FROSTY REMOTE

(a person that is not friendly or lacks feeling)

THOUGHTFUL REFLECTIVE PENSIVE INTROSPECTIVE

(sb, who is thinking about smth)

REFLECTIVE, adj

A ~ mood / silence

PENSIVE, adj

A ~ mood

R. can describe sb's character, or just a temporary mood; P. describes a mood rather than a character: Tom seemed to be in a reflective / pensive mood. A pensive man.

ANGRY MAD INDIGNANT CROSS IRATE

(showing anger)

ANGRY, adj

ANGRILY, adv

~ about / at sth / over sth / with sb for sth

To be ~ that…

To get ~

To make sb ~

CROSS, adj

CROSSLY, adj

~ about / at sth / with sb for sth

To be ~ that…

To get ~

To make sb ~

A C. man is always cross because it is part of his character. An A. man may be always angry or may just be angry on a particular occasion.

MOODY UNPREDICTABLE VOLATILE EXCITABLE TEMPARAMENTAL

(describe sb whose mood or behavior can change quickly)