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Children's Writers Brainstorming Lists |
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| abandoned | abominable | absent-minded | abstemious |
| abusive | accident-prone | accomplished | acrimonious |
| acrobatic | active | adamant | addlebrained |
| adept | adjusted | admirable | adorable |
| adoring | adventuresome | adventurous | affected |
| affectionate | affluent | afraid | aggravated |
| aggressive | agile | agitated | agreeable |
| ailing | alarmed | alert | alive |
| all thumbs | alone | aloof | altruistic |
| amazed | amazing | ambitious | amiable |
| amorous | amused | amusing | anemic |
| angelic | angry | anguished | angular |
| animated | annoying | antagonistic | antisocial |
| anxious | apathetic | apologetic | appreciative |
| apprehensive | argumentative | aristocratic | arrogant |
| artful | artistic | ashamed | asthmatic |
| astonished | athletic | attentive | attractive |
| audacious | avaricious | average | awake |
| awkward | backward | bad-tempered | barbaric |
| bashful | beastly | beat | beautiful |
| bedridden | befuddled | belligerent | benevolent |
| bewildered | biased | big-hearted | bigoted |
| bitter | bizarre | blank | bloodless |
| blundering | blunt | blustering | boastful |
| boisterous | bold | bookish | bored |
| boring | bossy | bothersome | bouncy |
| brainless | brainy | brash | brave |
| bright-eyed | brilliant | brisk | brittle |
| broadminded | broken-hearted | brokenhearted | brooding |
| brusque | bubbly | bullheaded | bullying |
| bungling | business-like | bustling | busy |
| callous | calm | candid | capable |
| carefree | careful | careless | cautious |
| celebrated | charitable | charming | chatty |
| cheeky | cheerful | cheerless | chipper |
| chivalrous | churlish | clean | cleanly |
| clever | clinging | close-mouthed | clumsy |
| coarse | cocky | cold | colorful |
| commendatory | common | communicative | compassionate |
| competent | complacent | complaining | conceited |
| concerned | conciliatory | confident | confused |
| congenial | conscientious | conservative | considerate |
| consumptive | contemplative | contemptuous | contented |
| contentious | contrary | controlling | cool |
| cooperative | courageous | courteous | covetous |
| cowardly | coy | crabby | crafty |
| cranky | creative | creepy | crestfallen |
| critical | cross | crude | cruel |
| cuddly | cultured | cunning | curious |
| cute | cynical | daffy | dainty |
| dangerous | daredevil | daring | dazed |
| dear | deceitful | defiant | dejected |
| delicate | delighted | demented | dense |
| dependent | depraved | depressed | deserving |
| desperate | despondent | destructive | determined |
| devious | devoted | devout | dewy |
| dictatorial | difficult | dignified | dilatory |
| diligent | dimwitted | dingy | diplomatic |
| disagreeable | disarming | disconsolate | discontented |
| discouraged | discourteous | discreet | discriminating |
| dishonest | disinterested | disobedient | disorderly |
| disorganized | disoriented | disreputable | dissatisfied |
| distant | distinguished | distraught | distressed |
| disturbed | disturbing | dizzy | docile |
| dogged | doltish | domineering | dopey |
| doting | doubtful | dour | downcast |
| draggy | dramatic | dreamy | drooping |
| droopy | drowsy | dull | dutiful |
| eager | earnest | easy-going | ecstatic |
| effervescent | efficient | egocentric | egotistic |
| elegant | eloquent | elusive | embarrassed |
| emotional | emotionless | emphatic | empty |
| enchanted | enchanting | energetic | enterprising |
| entertaining | enthusiastic | envious | erratic |
| even-tempered | exasperating | excitable | excited |
| exhausted | exhibitionistic | expectant | expert |
| expressive | extroverted | exuberant | exultant |
| faint-hearted | fair-minded | faithful | faltering |
| famous | fanatical | fancy-free | far-sighted |
| fastidious | fatigued | fearful | fearless |
| feeble | feisty | feral | fervent |
| festive | fickle | fidgety | filthy |
| finicky | firm | fitful | flamboyant |
| flattering | fleet-footed | flighty | flippant |
| flirtatious | floppy | foggy | foolhardy |
| forceful | forgiving | forthright | fortunate |
| fragile | frail | frank | frantic |
| frenetic | frenzied | fresh | fretful |
| friendly | frightened | frolicsome | frustrated |
| fun-loving | funny | fussy | gallant |
| garrulous | geeky | generous | gentle |
| giddy | giggly | giving | glad |
| glamorous | glassy-eyed | gleeful | gloomy |
| glowing | glum | gluttonous | good-hearted |
| good-humored | good-natured | graceful | graceless |
| gracious | grateful | grave | greedy |
| gregarious | grief-stricken | grim | groggy |
| gross | grouchy | gruff | grumpy |
| guarded | guileless | gullible | gushy |
| gymnastic | happy-go-lucky | hard-headed | hard-hearted |
| hardened | hardheaded | harmless | harsh |
| hateful | haughty | headstrong | healthy |
| heartbroken | heathenish | heedless | helpful |
| helpless | heroic | hesitant | high-spirited |
| high-strung | hilarious | homely | homesick |
| honest | honorable | hopeful | horrid |
| horrified | hospitable | hostile | hot-headed |
| humane | humble | humdrum | humiliated |
| humorous | hungry | hurried | hurt |
| hysterical | icky | idealistic | idle |
| ignorant | ill at ease | ill-bred | ill-mannered |
| ill-natured | illiterate | illustrious | imaginative |
| imperial | impertinent | impish | impolite |
| important | impressionable | imprudent | impulsive |
| inanimate | incoherent | incomparable | inconsiderate |
| inconsistent | inconsolable | incorruptible | incredible |
| indelicate | independent | indifferent | industrious |
| ineffectual | inexhaustible | infatuated | influential |
| informed | ingenious | inhibited | inhospitable |
| innocent | innovative | inquiring | inquisitive |
| insecure | insensitive | insistent | insolent |
| inspiring | insubordinate | insulting | intellectual |
| intelligent | interested | interfering | intolerant |
| intrepid | intrigued | introverted | inventive |
| irate | irrepressible | irresistible | irresolute |
| irresponsible | irreverent | irritable | jabbering |
| jealous | jittery | jolly | joyful |
| kind | kindhearted | kindly | knowledgeable |
| kooky | lame | largehearted | late |
| laughing | lazy | leaden | learned |
| lenient | level-headed | lifeless | light |
| lighthearted | likable | limber | lippy |
| listless | lithe | lively | lonely |
| lonesome | loquacious | loud | loudmouthed |
| lovable | loving | loyal | lucky |
| macabre | mad | madcap | maddening |
| magical | magnanimous | malevolent | malodorous |
| mannered | mannerless | marvelous | masterful |
| mean | meddlesome | mediocre | meek |
| melancholy | mellow | menacing | merciful |
| merciless | merry | messy | meticulous |
| mild | militant | mindless | mirthful |
| mischievous | miserable | miserly | misunderstood |
| mixed-up | modest | monstrous | moody |
| mopey | morbid | mortified | motivated |
| mournful | mousy | muddleheaded | mysterious |
| nagging | naive | narcissistic | nasty |
| natural | naughty | neat | needy |
| negative | negligent | neighborly | nervous |
| nice | nimble | no-nonsense | noisy |
| nosy | obedient | obnoxious | obsessive |
| obstinate | obstructive | odd | odious |
| off-the-wall | offensive | open-handed | opinionated |
| optimistic | original | ornery | outgoing |
| outlandish | outrageous | outspoken | outstanding |
| overbearing | overdressed | overwhelmed | owlish |
| pale | pampered | panic-stricken | panicked |
| paralyzed | passionate | passive | patient |
| patriotic | peaceful | peckish | pensive |
| peppy | perky | persevering | persistent |
| persuasive | pesky | pessimistic | pesty |
| petrified | petty | petulant | philanthropic |
| philosophic | pitiful | pitiless | placid |
| plain | playful | pleasant | pleased |
| plucky | poky | polite | poor |
| popular | positive | pouty | practical |
| prankish | precious | precocious | prejudiced |
| preoccupied | presentable | pretty | princely |
| prissy | privileged | profane | prominent |
| prosperous | protective | proud | provocative |
| prudent | public-spirited | pugnacious | punctual |
| puny | pure | pushy | puzzled |
| quarrelsome | quick-witted | quiet | radiant |
| ragged | rambling | rascally | rash |
| rattled | ravenous | ready | rebellious |
| reckless | refined | regal | relaxed |
| reliable | religions | reluctant | remorseful |
| remorseless | repentant | resentful | reserved |
| resourceful | respectful | responsible | restless |
| restrained | revengeful | rich | ridiculous |
| roguish | romantic | rough-and-tumble | rowdy |
| rude | ruthless | sad | sadistic |
| sanitary | sarcastic | sassy | savage |
| scared | scary | scatterbrained | scholarly |
| scraggly | scrappy | secretive | self-centered |
| self-confident | self-conscious | self-denying | self-disciplined |
| self-effacing | self-important | self-reliant | self-righteous |
| self-satisfied | self-serving | self-sufficient | self-willed |
| selfish | selfless | sensational | sensible |
| sensitive | sentimental | serious-minded | servile |
| severe | shabby | shaggy | shaky |
| sharing | sharp | sheepish | short-tempered |
| short-winded | shrewd | shrill | shrinking |
| shy | sick | sickly | sighing |
| silent | silly | simpering | simple |
| sincere | single-minded | sinister | skeptical |
| sleepy | slight | slinking | sloppy |
| slothful | slovenly | slow | sluggish |
| small | smart | smirking | smooth |
| snappish | snarly | sneaky | snippy |
| sniveling | snobbish | snooty | snotty |
| snuffling | sociable | social | soft-hearted |
| soft-spoken | solemn | solicitous | solitary |
| somber | sophisticated | sour | spaced-out |
| speedy | spirited | spiritless | spiteful |
| spooked | spunky | squeamish | starry-eyed |
| steady | sticky | stiff | still |
| stingy | stinky | stoical | stolid |
| strange | street-smart | stressed | strong-minded |
| strong-willed | stubborn | stuck-up | studious |
| stuffy | stupid | submissive | subservient |
| subtle | successful | suggestible | sulky |
| sullen | sunny | supercilious | superstitious |
| sure | susceptible | suspicious | swift |
| sympathetic | systematic | taciturn | tactful |
| tactless | talented | talkative | tardy |
| teary | temperamental | temperate | tenacious |
| tender-hearted | tense | tentative | terrific |
| terrified | thankful | thankless | thickheaded |
| thin-skinned | thorough | thoughtful | thoughtless |
| thriftless | thrifty | thriving | ticklish |
| tidy | tight-lipped | timid | tired |
| tireless | tiresome | tolerant | tongue-tied |
| toothless | touchy | tough | tousled |
| treacherous | trembling | trim | troubled |
| troublesome | trustful | trusting | trustworthy |
| truthful | trying | tyrannical | ugly |
| ultracool | unapproachable | unassertive | uncharitable |
| uncivil | uncivilized | unclean | uncomfortable |
| uncommon | uncommunicative | uncompromising | unconventional |
| uncoordinated | undependable | undernourished | uneasy |
| unemotional | unexpressive | unfaithful | unforgiving |
| unfriendly | ungrateful | unhappy | unhealthy |
| uninhibited | uninterested | unique | unkempt |
| unkind | unlucky | unmerciful | unnerved |
| unorganized | unpleasant | unquestioning | unrelenting |
| unrestrained | unruly | unscrupulous | unselfconscious |
| unselfish | unsociable | unsuspecting | unsympathetic |
| untamed | untidy | unwell | upbeat |
| vacillating | vain | vanishing | vengeful |
| venturesome | versatile | vicious | vigilant |
| vindictive | violent | virtuous | vivacious |
| vociferous | volatile | vulgar | vulnerable |
| wacky | warlike | warm-hearted | wary |
| wasteful | watchful | wayward | weak |
| wealthy | weary | weepy | weird |
| well-behaved | well-bred | well-known | well-mannered |
| well-meaning | well-to-do | well-wishing | wet |
| whimsical | whining | whiny | wide-awake |
| wild-eyed | willful | wily | wimpy |
| winsome | wired | wise | wishful |
| withdrawn | witless | witty | woeful |
| wraithlike | wretched | young | zany |
| zealous |