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- egotist
- puts him/herself first always; conceited [cf. narcissist, self-indulgent]
- altruist
- puts others first; generous, willing to sacrifice, possibly die for another
- cynic
- considers all life to be essentially rotten, whatever looks good is surely a fraud
- idealist
- considers life, the world, human race to be essentially good
- naïve
- believes everything s/he hears even without proof {gullible, credulous}
- skeptical
- doubts everything until given absolute proof
- hedonist
- lives only for pleasure {sybarite}
- optimist
- sees the future as bright, is hopeful
- pessimist
- sees the future as dark, is despairing
- puritan
- lives only to do his/her duty, considers most pleasure corrupting
- pragmatist
- believes in & does only that which is practical - the "bottom ($) line"[extreme realist]
- romantic
- a dreamer-idealist, sees life as adventure, conflicts of good vs. evil
- provincial
- won't go or see beyond his/her local world, culture; can't tolerate the "foreign"
- catholic
- willing to examine, tolerate as many beliefs and cultures as possible
- conformist
- never thinks for him/herself, follows the herd {cf. authoritarian}
- iconoclast
- never follows the herd, breaks the rules, makes his/her own rules {maverick}
- sage
- wise, experienced person who gives advice to others {e.g. Confucius, Merlin}
- cretin
- an ignorant, dull-witted person {dolt, dunderhead, yahoo, blockhead}
- extrovert
- must be with others, mingling socially, can't stand being alone
- introvert
- prefers to be alone; shy, withdrawn
- conservative
- wants things to remain the same, doubts all promises of experimentation/ strict
- liberal
- willing to see things change, supports experiments / not strict
- bourgeoisie
- proper, straight-laced, rigidly middle class
- bohemian
- rebels against all middle class values, customs, rules
- misanthrope
- hates the entire human race {c.f. cynic}
- philanthropist
- loves the human race, tries to help it through charitable acts
- humble
- modest, seeking only a lowly position
- haughty
- arrogant, treats all others as inferiors
- diligent
- hard-working, industrious [assiduous]
- slothful
- lazy, doesn't like to work [indolent]