Personality Compass

Dean S.
These are words used in the book "The Personality Compass", by Daine Turner and Thelma Greco.
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  1. adenine
    purine base found in DNA and RNA
  2. air
    a mixture of gases required for breathing
  3. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  4. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
  5. Aristotle
    one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers
  6. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  7. calculation
    determination by mathematical or logical methods
  8. calm
    not agitated; without losing self-possession
  9. Carl Jung
    Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
  10. choleric
    characterized by anger
  11. color
    a visual attribute of things from the light they emit
  12. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  13. contemplative
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  14. cool
    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  15. cytosine
    a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine
  16. daydreaming
    absentminded dreaming while awake
  17. dimension
    a construct distinguishing objects or individuals
  18. DNA
    material that carries genetic information in a cell
  19. dry
    free from liquid or moisture
  20. earth
    the third planet from the sun
  21. easy going
    easy unobstructed progress
  22. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  23. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  24. extroverted
    at ease in talking to others
  25. fast-paced
    of communication that proceeds rapidly
  26. feeling
    a physical sensation that you experience
  27. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
  28. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  29. guanine
    a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
  30. Hippocrates
    medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
  31. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  32. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  33. impatient
    restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
  34. impulsive
    without forethought
  35. introverted
    shy, reserved, or inward looking
  36. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  37. irritable
    easily annoyed
  38. judging
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
  39. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  40. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
  41. left brain
    the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
  42. linearity
    the property of having one dimension
  43. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  44. melancholic
    characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
  45. moist
    slightly wet
  46. moody
    subject to sharply varying moods
  47. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  48. nature
    the physical world including plants and animals
  49. nucleotide
    a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside
  50. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  51. opposite
    being directly across from each other
  52. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  53. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  54. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  55. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  56. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  57. quiet
    characterized by an absence of agitation or activity
  58. ratio
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  59. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  60. right brain
    the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
  61. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  62. sensation
    an awareness of some type of stimulation
  63. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  64. thinking
    endowed with the capacity to reason
  65. thymine
    a base found in DNA and derived from pyrimidine
  66. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
  67. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
Created on Wed Sep 24 14:06:02 EDT 2008

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