Lesson 18: Personality Types SENTENCES

The golden rule, according to the ___, is true.

altruist

Julian had turned into such a ___ that he could not stand to speak to people, let alone see them, and so he spent most of his days locked up in his room.

misanthrope

Probably the best-known ___ in twentiethcentury literature is Arthur “Boo” Radley of To Kill a Mockingbird. He emerges from his house only in an unusual situation, saving a child from the murderous attack of the evil Bob Ewell.

recluse

That “nice young man” you fixed me up with turned out to be a complete ___.

troglodyte

The ___ life’s not for her; she thinks life’s too short to miss out on life’s pleasures.

ascetic

He’s a true ___—wine, women, and song— plus the best in food, clothing, art, and music. He wants it all, all the time.

voluptuary

Don’t be such a ___—go ahead and have a good cry

stoic

Before his conversion to kindness, Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge was the embodiment of a ___— and stingy to boot.

curmudgeon

Don’t be such a ___—why would I lie to you?

skeptic

But his wife saw at least a little good in everyone and everything—she was a ___ in the best sense of the word.

Pollyanna