people Flashcards
(37 cards)
charlatan
a fake, a fraud, a cheat
skeptic
a doubter
rhetorician
an eloquent writer or speaker
hedonist
seeker of pleasure
ascetic
a person who lives a life of self-denial
raconteur
a person who excel in telling anecdotes
iconoclast
someone who attacks cheriched ideas and institutions
dilettante
an amateur or dabbler
partisan
a person with biased belief
mentor
a teacher, guide, an advisor
demagogue
a speaker who appeals to emotions, fears or prejudices
atuomaton
a person who acts in a mechanical fashion
a mindless follower
recluse
a person who leads a secluded, solitary life
bungler
a clumsy or inept person
clairvoyant
a person who uses intuition to see into the future
a seer
prognosticator
a person who makes predictions based upon data
pundit
a professional commenter
zealot
a very enthusiastic person
neophyte
a beginner
novice
a beginner
greenhorn
a beginner
benefactor
a person who gives gifts
beneficiary
a person who receives benefits
dissembler
a liar
deceiver