Another ABCs of Me
Another way you could do an ABCs of Me layout is to
describe yourself using words starting with each letter of the
alphabet. Here's a word list, compiled by professional lifewriting
and scrapbooking instructor Mary Ihla, to get you thinking.
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A -
absent-minded,
accomplished, acerbic, adaptable, adroit, adventurous, affable,
affectionate, ageless, aggressive, agile, agreeable, airhead, aloof,
altruistic, ambitious, amenable, amiable, amusing, angry, antagonistic,
apple-polisher, appreciative, ardent, argumentative, artistic,
artsy-craftsy, astute
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B -
bashful,
beautiful, belligerent, benevolent, big-hearted, bitchy, bitter, blabby,
boastful, bold, boring, bossy, bouncy, brash, brave, bright, brown-noser,
bubbly, bullheaded, buttinsky
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C -
cagey,
calculating, calm, candid, capricious, careful, caring, caustic, cautious,
charitable, charming, chatterbox, cheapskate, cheeky, cheerful,
chickenhearted, childish, classy, comical, communicative,, compassionate,
competent, competitive, complacent, composed, conceited, condescending,
confident, conservative, consistent, conventional, cool-headed, cordial,
courageous, courteous, cowardly, coy, crabby, crafty, cranky, creative,
critical, cry baby, cultured, cunning, curious, curt, cynical
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D -
dainty,
daring, dauntless, deceptive, decisive, defensive, defiant, deft,
deliberate, delicate, demanding, demure, dependable, dependent,
determined, dictatorial, difficult, dignified, diplomatic, direct,
discerning, discriminating, dispassionate, distinctive, docile,
domineering, down-to-earth, dramatic, drama queen, dreamy
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E -
eager,
earnest, earthy, easygoing, eccentric, effervescent, efficient,
egocentric, egotistic, elitist, eloquent, emotional, empathetic,
enthusiastic, ethical, even-tempered, exacting, expressive, extravagant
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F -
facetious,
faint-hearted, fair-minded, fanatical, featherbrained, feckless, feminine,
fibber, fiery, finicky, flamboyant, flighty, flirty, foolhardy, forceful,
forgetful, forthright, frank, friendly, frugal, funny, furtive, fussy
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G -
gabby,
garrulous, generous, genial, genteel, gentle, giddy, giggly, giving,
go-getter, good-hearted, gossiper, gracious, greedy, gregarious, grouchy,
grumpy, gung-ho, gutsy
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H -
happy,
hard-boiled, hard-headed, headstrong, heartless, helpful, helpless,
heroic, high-minded, high-spirited, honest, honorable, hopeful,
hot-blooded, hotheaded, hot-tempered, humane, humble, humorous,
hypocritical
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I -
idealistic,
idiosyncratic, imaginative, immature, impartial, impassioned, impatient,
impetuous, impish, impractical, impudent, impulsive, incisive,
inconsistent, independent, indifferent, indulgent, ingenious, innocent,
innovative, insensitive, intelligent, intense, intolerant, intrepid, intuitive,
inventive, irascible, ironical, irresponsible, irritable
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J -
jaunty,
jester, jittery, jocular, jokester, jovial, joyful, judgmental, jumpy,
just, juvenile
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K -
kind,
kindhearted, know-it-all, knowledgeable
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L -
lackadaisical,
laconic, laid-back, languid, lazy, leader, lenient, lethargic,
levelheaded, liar, liberal, lighthearted, listener, lively, live wire,
loafer, logical, loner, loquacious, loud, loving, low-keyed, loyal, lucky
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M -
magnanimous,
malleable, mannerly, masterful, materialistic, matter-of-fact, maudlin,
meddlesome, melodramatic, merciful, merry, messy, methodical, meticulous,
mettlesome, mild-mannered, militant, milquetoast, miserly, mistrustful,
moderate, modest, moocher, moral, mule-headed, multifaceted, musical
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N -
naive,
narcissistic, narrow-minded, neat, neighborly, nervous, nervy, nice,
nit-picky, noisy, nonchalant, nonconformist, nosy
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O -
obedient,
obliging, oblivious, obnoxious, observant, obsessive, obstinate, offbeat,
old-fashioned, open-minded, opinionated, optimistic, orderly, ordinary,
organized, orthodox, outgoing, outspoken, overbearing, overconfident
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P -
passionate,
patient, patronizing, penny-pinching, pensive, peppy, perceptive,
perfectionist, perky, persevering, persistent, persnickety, persuasive,
picky, pigheaded, placid, plainspoken, playful, pleasant, pliant, plucky,
Pollyanna, pompous, positive, possessive, pouty, practical, pragmatic,
prankster, preachy, precise, prejudiced, prideful, prissy, procrastinator,
proficient, prompt, proper, protective, proud, provincial, prudent,
prudish, prying, pushover, pushy
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Q -
quarrelsome,
querulous, questioning, quibbler, quick, quick-tempered, quick-witted,
quiet, quirky, quixotic
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R -
radical,
rash, rational, realistic, reasonable, rebellious, recalcitrant, reckless,
refined, relentless, reliant, reserved, resilient, resolute, resourceful,
respectable, responsible, responsive, restive, restrained, reticent,
righteous, risk-taker, romantic, rowdy, rude, ruthless
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S -
sagacious,
sage, sanctimonious, sanguine, sarcastic, sassy, saucy, savvy, scheming,
schmaltzy, scrappy, scrupulous, secretive, secure, selective,
self-absorbed, self-assured, self-confident, self-controlled, selfish,
selfless, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sensible, sensitive, sentimental,
serene, serious-minded, shallow, shameless, shiftless, shifty, show-off,
shy, silly, sincere, skeptical, slow, sly, small-minded, smart,
smart-aleck, smarty-pants, sneaky, snobby, snooty, sociable, softhearted,
solemn, sophisticated, sourpuss, spiritual, spontaneous, stalwart,
standoffish, starry-eyed, steady, stick-in-the-mud, stingy, stouthearted,
straightforward, strait-laced, stubborn, stuck-up, studious, stuffy,
sulky, suspicious, sweet, sympathetic
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T -
taciturn,
tactful, tactless, talkative, tease, temperamental, tenacious,
tenderhearted, testy, thinker, thoughtful, thrifty, thorough, tidy,
tightfisted, tightlipped, touchy, tough-minded, tranquil, troublemaker,
trustworthy, trusting, two-faced
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U -
unabashed,
unbending, unbiased, uncompromising, unconventional, undaunted,
under4standing, uninhibited, unique, unpredictable, unreasonable,
unreliable, unsophisticated, untruthful, uppity, upright, uptight
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V -
vain,
venturesome, veracious, verbose, versatile, very (anything), vibrant,
virtuous, vital, vivacious, vocal, vociferous, volatile, vulnerable
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W -
wacky,
warm, wary, wavering, weak, weak-minded, weary, weepy, weird,
well-mannered, wench, whimsical, whinny, wide-eyed, willing, wise,
wisecracker, wisenheimer, wistful, witchy, withdrawn, witty, woebegone,
wondering, wordy, workaholic, worldly, worrywart, wry
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X -
xtra
(anything)
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Y -
yakker,
yearning, yellow-bellied, yenta, young-at-heart, youthful
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Z -
zany,
zealous, zestful, zippy, zonked
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