CHAPTER 3: YOU MEET THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE ON THE SAT Flashcards
A fake; a fraud; a cheat
CHARLATAN
A doubter
SKEPTIC
An eloquent writer or speaker
RHETORICIAN
Seeker of pleasure
HEDONIST
A person who leads a life of self-denial
ASCETIC
A person who excels in telling anecdotes
RECONTEUR
Someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions
ICONOCLAST
An amateur or dabbler
DILETTANTE
A person with biased beliefs
PARTISAN
A teacher; a guide; an advisor
MENTOR
A speaker who appeals to emotions, fears or prejudices
DEMAGOGUE
A person who acts in a mechanical fashion; a mindless follower
AUTOMATON
A person who leads a secluded, solitary life
RECLUSE
A clumsy or inept person
BUNGLER
A person who uses intuition to see into the future; a seer
CLAIRVOYANT
A person who makes predictions based upon data
PROGNOSTICATOR
A professional commentator
PUNDIT
A very enthusiastic person
ZEALOT
A beginner
NEOPHYTE, NOVICE & GREENHORN
A person who gives gifts
BENEFACTOR
A person who receives benefits.
BENEFICIARY
A liar; deceiver
DISSEMBLER & PREVARICATOR
A champion of a cause
PROPONENT & ADVOCATE
A young genius
PRODIGY
A person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice
ORACLE
A person who hates humankind
MISANTHROPE
A person who introduces something new
INNOVATOR
A person who behaves in a servile manner; a toady
SYCOPHANT & OBSEQUIOUS
A person who is impassive and emotionless.
STOIC
A morally unprincipled person
REPROBATE
A disloyal person
RENEGADE
