Chapter 1 Flashcards by Akshansh Chaudhary

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One who is out to subvert a government

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Anarchist

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One who is recovering from illness

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Convalescent

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One who is all powerful

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Omnipotent

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One who is present everywhere

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Omnipresent

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One who knows everything

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Omniscient

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One who is easily deceived

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Gullible

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One who does not make mistakes

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Infallible

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One who can do anything for money

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Mercenary

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One who has no money

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Pauper

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One who changes sides

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Turncoat

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One who works for free

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Volunteer

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One who loves books

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Bibliophile

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One who can speak two languages

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Bilingual

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One who loves mankind

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Philanthropist

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One who hates mankind

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Misanthrope

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One who looks on the bright side of things

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Optimist

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One who looks on the dark side of things

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Pessimist

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One who doubts the existence of god

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Agnostic

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One who pretends to be what he is not

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Hypocrite

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One incapable of being tired

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Indefatigable

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One who helps others Good

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Samaritan

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One who copies from other writers

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Plagiarist

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One who hates women

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Misogynist

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One who knows many languages

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Polyglot

One who is fond of sensuous pleasures

Epicure

One who thinks only of himself

Egoist

One who thinks only of welfare of women

Feminist

One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain

Stoic

One who is quite like a woman

Effeminate

One who has strange habits

Eccentric

One who speaks less

Reticent

One who goes on foot

Pedestrian

One who believes in fate

Fatalist

One who dies without a Will

Intestate

One who always thinks himself to be ill

Valetudinarian

A Government by the people

Democracy

A Government by a king or queen

Monarchy

A Government by the officials

Bureaucracy

A Government by the rich

Plutocracy

A Government by the few

Oligarchy

A Government by the Nobles

Aristocracy

A Government by one

Autocracy

Rule by the mob

Mobocracy

That through which light can pass

Transparent

That through which light cannot pass

Opaque

That through which light can partly pass

Translucent

A sentence whose meaning is unclear

Ambiguous

A place where orphans live

Orphanage

That which cannot be described

Indescribable

That which cannot be imitated

Inimitable

That which cannot be avoided

Inevitable