3) Most Interesting People

Question 1

CHARLATAN

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Answer 1

A fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

Would you trust Gilderoy Lockhart? I hope not. He was a CHARLATAN; an imposter who couldn’t be trusted; a **CHARLATAN **who interviewed famous wizards and witches and then took credit for their heroic deeds.

A CHARLATAN will try to DUPE (mislead) UNWARY (incautious) victims with SPURIOUS (false) information.

Question 2

**SKEPTIC **

Answer 2

A person who doubts; a skeptic asks questions and lacks faith

In the movie Men in Black, Edwards was originally a **SKEPTIC **who did not believe that aliens were actually living in New York City. In Bruce Almighty, Bruce was originally a SKEPTIC who did not believe that the man he met was really God.

Question 3

**RHETORICIAN **

Answer 3

An eloquent writer or speaker; a master of RHETORIC (the art of
speaking and writing)

Martin Luther King Jr. and John
F. Kennedy, were all CHARISMATIC
leaders and superb RHETORICIANS,
whose eloquent speeches inspired
millions of people. Ex, President
Kennedy: And so, my fellow Americans;
ask not what your country can do for
you—ask what you can do for your country.

Question 4

HEDONIST

Answer 4

A person who believes that pleasure is the chief goal of life

In Ancient Greece, the HEDONIST urged their followers to “eat, drink, and be
merry, for tomorrow we die.”

Question 6

A fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

Would you trust Gilderoy Lockhart? I hope not. He was a CHARLATAN; an imposter who couldn’t be trusted; a **CHARLATAN **who interviewed famous wizards and witches and then took credit for their heroic deeds.

A CHARLATAN will try to DUPE (mislead) UNWARY (incautious) victims with SPURIOUS (false) information.

Answer 6

CHARLATAN

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