buoyant
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
resigned
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive
defeatist
of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
reserve
backup supply; body of troops not part of the regular military forces; place set aside for specific purpose; formal but distant manner
demeanor
behavior, manner
fatalism
beleif that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
blase`
bored with pleasure or dissipation
overbearing
bossy and arrogant; decisively important
outspoken
candid;blunt
sedate
calm and composed; dignified
Whimsical
amusing, unusual, mischievous
mores
customary moral standards
audacious
daring, bold
dynamic
energetic; vigorously active
fanaticism
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
spurious
false;fake
antipathy
firm dislike; a dislike
tenacity
firmness; persistence
ascetic
hermitlike; practicing self-denial
tenacious
holding fast
cantankerous
ill-humored; irritable
stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to please or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune
resentment
indignation; bitterness; displeasure
doctrinaire
inflexibly commited to a doctrine or theory wihtout regard to its practicality; dogmatic
frigid
intenesely cold
willful
intentional;headstrong
exhilirating
invigorating and refreshing;cheering
impiety
irreverence; lack of respect for God
apathy
lack of interest; lack of feeling
frivolous
lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
effete
lacking vigor; worn out; sterile
enduring
lasting; surviving
revulsion
loathing; repugnance; disgust
introvert
one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself
arrogance
pride; haughtiness
sectarian
relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
reticence
reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
homage
reverence; respect
delirious
showing incoherence in thought as a result of illness or intoxication
fitful
spasmodic; intermittent
headstrong
stubborn; willful; unyielding
presentiment
a feeling that something (especially something bad) might happen
sobriety
the state of being sober; seriousness
pall
to grow tiresome
aloof
uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
compliant
yielding
submissive
yielding; timid