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Amateur

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Pursues a study or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession

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Agnostic

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Believes the existence of god is impossible to prove

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Anarchist

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Encourages revolt against established laws or government

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Aristocrat

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Belongs to the highest or most privileged class in society

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Ascetic

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Practices self discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence

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Authoritarian

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Expects unquestioned obedience

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Autocrat

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Rules with complete power and authority

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Avenger

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Seeks justice or revenge

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Bard

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A poet

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Belittler

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Takes away the importance of another person or situation

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Benefactor

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Helps people or institutions esp with financial help

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Beneficiary

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Person or group that receives funds or other benefits

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Boor

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Rude clumsy and lacking social manners

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Bourgeois

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Belongs to the middle class

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Buffoon

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Amuses others by joking or clowning around

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Bureaucrat

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Official in a government or other administrative group

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Cartographer

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Person who makes maps

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Cavalier

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Man who is chivalrous and gallant

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Charlatan

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Falsely claims to posses skills or knowledge; an imposter

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Chronicler

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Keeps a record of events

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Clairvoyant

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Can see the supernatural such as spirits or the future

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Colleague

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A person that one works with in the same field or profession

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Combatant

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A person who fights

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Compatriot

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Person from your own country

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Connoisseur
Expert critic in a certain field
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Constituent
A citizen who is represented in a government by an elected official
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Courtier
Member of a royal court or a person who seeks favor through excessive flattery
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Curator
Manages a muesum
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Defector
Deserts a country or group in order to join another country or group
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Demagogue
Political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
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Derelict
Without a home job or propertty
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Despoiler
Steals goods
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Despot
A ruler with complete power
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Devotee
An ardent follower and admirer
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Dignitary
Has a high ranking positon
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Dissembler
Conceals his real feelings by professing false beliefs
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Dilettante
Engages in An activity without serious intentions like art
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Egotist
Conceited boastful and self centered
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Emancipator
Frees others from bondage
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Emissary
Sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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Entrepreneur
Organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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Expatriate
Lives outside his own country often to renounce allegiance
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Explicator
Explains or interepts
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Glutton
Eats too much or who has an extreme capacity or sonething
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Gourmand
Enjoys eating good food
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Hedonist
Dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure
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Iconoclast
Attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
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Ingenue
An artless innocent young girl
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Insinuator
Gives hints or suggestions in a sky manner
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Interlocutor
Takes parts in a conversation
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Layperson
Not a member of the clergy or a particular profession
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Lobbyist
Persuades legislators to vote in favor of a specific cause
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Martinet
Rigidly demands that rules are followed; a strict displinarian
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Matriarch
THe female head of a family
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Maverick
Chooses to be independent in behavior or thought
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Mediator
Negotiates or settles disagreements between parties
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Mercenary
Hired to fight for a country other than his own
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Misanthrope
Hates and distrusts mankind
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Miscreant
Evil or villainous
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Miser
A stingy person who lives in miserable conditions in order to save money
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Missionary
Sent on a religious or charitable mission
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Mogul
Wealthy or powerful person
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Muse
Is the source of an artists inspiration
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Narcissist
Has excessive love or admiration of self
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Naysayer
Always expresses a negative attitude
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Nomad
Without a permanent home, wanders from place to place
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Obstructionist
Purposely blocks progress
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Oracle
Can see the future
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Pariah
Rejected; an outcast
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Patriarch
The male head of a family
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Patron
Customer
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Philanthropist
Makes charitable donations intended to increase human well being
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Popularizer
Makes something popular with the general public
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Populist
Supports the rights and powers of the common people
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Prig
Regarded an arrogant and annoying
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Prodigy
Person often a child who extraordinarily gifted or talented
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Proponent
Supports a cause; an advocate
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Proprietor
Owner of a business
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Protégé
Receives training protection or care from an influential person
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Prude
Excessively concerned about proper behavior
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Pugilist
Fights with his fists a boxer
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Pundit
Critic or expert
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Reactionary
Extremely conservative; an opponent or progress or liberalism
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Recluse
Withdraws from society to live seclusion
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Sage
Very wise
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Savant
Learned extensive knowledge
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Scribe
Journalist or other writer
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Sycophant
Flatters others in order to gain personal favor; a brown noser
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Toady
Flatters others in order to gain personal favor ; a brown noser
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Totalitarian
Leader of a government had has total control and authority of the people
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Troubadour
Traveling singer
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Understudy
An actor to replace a regular performer when required
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Usurper
Wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds place of another
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Utilitarian
Believes that the value of something depends on its usefulness
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Utopian
Believes in an ideal society achieved through social reform
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Virtuoso
Mastered a certain skill or field
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Reformist
Favors reform
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Reviler
Uses abusive language
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Ruffian
Tough violent person
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Rumormonger
Spreads rumors and gossip

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