Aggressive people often push their own ideas or try to force others to follow them.
Someone who is passive, will usually not resist the efforts of others.
(An aggressive person pushes or attacks, and a passive person doesn't resist.)
An optimistic person believes in a positive future.
optimists see a glass as half full rather than half empty.
The opposite of an optimist is a pessimist.
(A pessimist sees things with a negative light and has little hope for the future.)
Sensitive people are emotional and have strong feelings about things.
It's important to be careful when dealing with sensitive people, because it's easy to upset them.
Insensitive people don't seem to be aware of or care about the feelings of others.
(He doesn't realize when she's upset because he's quite insensitive to the feelings of others)
(It's important to know how to act around extremely sensitive people.)
A mean person doesn't treat other people well, or with kindness.
Mean people often enjoy making people suffer for their mistakes.
To be kind is the opposite of to be mean.
(He was really mean to her when she disagreed with him and he told her to shut up.)
(Nobody ever asks him for help because he's mean and selfish.)
Conceited people have a very high opinion of themselves.
They often talk about how great they are and tend to exaggerate their strength.
Modest people don't show off their strength, but are often very good at what they do.
(Modest people are often overlooked in a job interview because they fail to communicate their strengths.)
A Passive person is often seen as weak and easy to control.
Pessimists see a glass as half empty rather than half full.
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