people Flashcards

(37 cards)

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charlatan

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a fake, a fraud, a cheat

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skeptic

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a doubter

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rhetorician

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an eloquent writer or speaker

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hedonist

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seeker of pleasure

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ascetic

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a person who lives a life of self-denial

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raconteur

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a person who excel in telling anecdotes

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cheriched ideas and institutions

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dilettante

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an amateur or dabbler

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partisan

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a person with biased belief

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mentor

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a teacher, guide, an advisor

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demagogue

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a speaker who appeals to emotions, fears or prejudices

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atuomaton

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a person who acts in a mechanical fashion

a mindless follower

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recluse

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a person who leads a secluded, solitary life

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bungler

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a clumsy or inept person

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clairvoyant

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a person who uses intuition to see into the future

a seer

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prognosticator

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a person who makes predictions based upon data

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pundit

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a professional commenter

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zealot

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a very enthusiastic person

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neophyte

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novice

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greenhorn

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benefactor

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a person who gives gifts

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beneficiary

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a person who receives benefits

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dissembler

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a liar

deceiver

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prevaricator
a liar | deceives
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proponent
a champion of a cause
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advocate
a champions of a cause
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prodigy
a young genius
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oracle
a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice
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misanthrope
a person who hates humankind
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innovator
a person who introduces something new
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sycophant
a person who behaves in a servile manner | flatters people
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obsequious
a person who behaves in a servile manner | flatters people
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stoic
a person who is impassive and emotionalless
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reprobate
a morally unprincipled person
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renegrade
a disloyal person
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acolyte
a devoted student