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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 Shakespeare (316)
- A)
Ability, Above-board, Accepting, Accommodating, Acknowledgment, Active, Altruism, Ambitious, Amiable, Amicable, Appreciation, Articulate, Aspiration, Assertive, Asset, Attentive, Attitude
- B)
Behavior, Benevolent, Bond, Brave
- C)
CARING, Character, Charisma, Charity, Charm, Cheerful, CITIZENSHIP, Civility, Clean, Coherent, Comfortable, Commitment, Common-sense, Communicative, Community, Compassion, Compliments, Compromising, Concern, Confidence, Conscientious, Conservative, Consideration, Constant, Content, Control, Cooperation, COOPERATIVE, Cordiality, Courage, COURAGEOUS, Courteous, Creative, Creativity, Curiosity
- D)
Decent, Deferential, Dependable, Desire, Determination, Devoted, Dignity, Diligent, Diplomatic, Directed, DISCIPLINE, Discreet, Docile, Donor, Dynamic, Dynamism
- E)
Earnest, Empathetic, EMPATHY, Encouragement, Endurance, Energetic, Enthusiastic, Equality, Esteemed, Estimable, Ethical, Euphoric, Evaluate, Excellence, Expectant, Experience, Extrovert
- F)
FAIRNESS, Faith, Faithful, Feeling, Flexible, Focus, Forgiving, Forte, Fortitude, Friendship
- G)
Generosity, Genial, Genteel, Gentle, Genuine, Gift, Goodness, Grace, Gracious, Gratitude, Guidance
- 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, Introvert, Intuitive, Inventive, Investigative
- J)
Jocular, Jocund, Jolly, Jovial, Joyful, Jubilant, Judgment, Just
- 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, 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, Principled, Priorities, Prolific, Promptness, Proper, PUNCTUAL, Purposeful
- Q)
Quality, Quick, Quiescent, Quintessential
- R)
Rational, Reasonable, Recognition, Record, Refined, Reflective, Regard, RELIANCE, Remorseful, Resilience, Resolute, Resourcefulness, RESPECT, 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
- X)
- Y)
Yearning, Yielding, Yourself
- Z)
Zeal, Zealous, Zest
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CHARACTER traits to AVOID word list : (132)
a-abusive, addictive, aggressive, antagonistic, apathetic, arrogant,
b-bias, blas�, 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, opinionated, oppressive, out-of-line, outrageous,
p-partial, petulant, prejudicial, prideful, 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 those 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. Do not smoke
18. Encourage others...
19. Recycle products at home and at work
20. If you borrow something, return it
Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for other Shakespeare plays:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
King Lear
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew
The Winter's Tale
Twelfth Night
Bullying and Gangs Vocabulary Word List (352) here.
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