Vocabulary - Character Traits

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective.

well-behaved (brav), humble (bescheiden), lazy (faul), reliable (zuverlässig), lonely (einsam), diligent (fleissig), mature (reif), belligerent (kriegführend), overbearing (anmaßend), apathetic (apathisch)

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1. Although she’s accomplished so much, she’s very ____________ and rarely talks about her achievements and awards.
   
2. He recently moved to a new city and hasn’t met many friends yet, so he often feels quite ____________.
3. He didn’t vote in the last presidential election, because he’s __________ towards both political parties and cares very little about politics.
4. If she doesn’t go jogging in the mornings, she often feels ____________ the rest of the day and doesn’t want to do anything.
5. He has a short temper and often gets angry or starts fights with others when he drinks alcohol. It’s hard to spend time with such a _________ person.
6. Jack was an easy child to take care of, because he was very ____________ and listened to his parents and teachers.
7. Although Mike and Sarah were the same age, Sarah always seemed so much older and more ________ than Mike.
8. The students are very ____________ when it comes to schoolwork. They usually study for two hours before watching television or playing outside.
9. Our company is looking for a hardworking, _________ employee whom we can trust with important tasks.
10. For Mary, the hardest aspect of marriage was having an ___________ mother-in-law, who constantly criticized her cooking, cleaning, and how she raised her children.

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answers:

1. _{Although she has accomplished so much, she is very humble and rarely talks about her achievements and awards.}
2. _{He recently moved to a new city and hasn’t met many friends yet, so he often feels quite lonely.}
3. _{He didn’t vote in the last presidential election, because he is apathetic towards both political parties and cares very little about politics.}
4. _{If she doesn’t go jogging in the mornings, she often feels lazy for the rest of the day and doesn’t want to do anything.}
5. _{He has a short temper and often gets angry or starts fights with others when he drinks alcohol. It’s hard to spend time with such a belligerent person.}
6. _{Jack was an easy child to take care of, because he was very well-behaved and listened to his parents and teachers.}
7. _{Although Mike and Sarah were the same age, Sarah always seemed so much older and more mature than Mike.}
8. _{The students are very diligent when it comes to schoolwork. They usually study for two hours before watching television or playing outside.}
9. _{Our company is looking for a hardworking, reliable employee whom we can trust with important tasks.}
10. _{For Mary, the hardest aspect of marriage was having an overbearing mother-in-law, who constantly criticized her cooking, cleaning, and how she raised her children.}