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CHARACTER AND ETHICS . VOCABULARY. ACCOUNTABILITY. Answerable. Capable of being explained. CHARACTER. The combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another. CITIZENSHIP. The status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges.
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CHARACTER AND ETHICS VOCABULARY
ACCOUNTABILITY • Answerable. Capable of being explained.
CHARACTER • The combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another.
CITIZENSHIP • The status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges.
COOPERATION • An act of cooperating. It is an association of persons for mutual benefit.
COMPASSION • The deep feeling of sharing the suffering of another in the inclination to give aid or support, or to show mercy.
CREATIVITY • Having the ability or power to create things
DEPENDABILITY • Capable of being depended upon. Trustworthy.
DETERMINATION • The act of making or arriving at a decision.
DILIGENCE • Long steady application to one’s occupation or studies; persistent effort.
ENDURANCE • The act quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress.
ENTHUSIASM • Rapturous interest or excitement, a subject or activity that inspires a lively interest.
ETHICS • The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by the individual in his relationship with others.
FAITH • A confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea or thing.
FORGIVENESS • The act of forgiving; a pardon; Forgive means to excuse for a fault or offense.
HONOR • Esteem; respect; reverence, a reputation good name, credit.
HONESTY • The capacity or condition of being honest. Integrity. Trustworthiness.
HUMILITY • The quality or condition of being humble; lack of pride; modesty
INTEGRITY • Rigid adherence to a code of behavior; Probity. The state of being unimpaired; soundness. Completeness. Unity.
JUSTICE • Moral rightness; equity; honor, fairness.
OBEDIENCE • The quality or condition of being obedient; Obeying or carrying out a request, command, or the like.
PATRIOTISM • A person who loves, supports, and defends his country.
PUNCTUALITY • Act or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.
RESPECT • To feel or show esteem for; to honor; to show consideration for; avoid violation of.
RESPONSIBILITY • The state, quality, or fact of being responsible; A thing or person that one is answerable for; a duty, obligation, or burden.
SELF-CONTROL • Control of one’s emotions, desires, or actions by one’s own will.
SENSITIVITY • The quality or condition of being sensitive; is usually employed for the personal tendency to be offended easily or to react readily to criticism.
SINCERITY • The quality or condition of being sincere. Presenting no false appearance, not hypocritical; true.
TOLERANCE • The capacity for or practice of allowing or respecting the nature, beliefs, or behavior of others; Leeway for variation from a standard.
TRUTHFULNESS • Consistently telling the truth; honest.
VIRTUE • The quality of moral excellence, righteousness, and responsibility; goodness.
DEFINITIONS • These definitions came out of the Red American Heritage Dictionary.