characterization words Flashcards
bigot
a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
braggot
a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly, bragger
buffoon
a person who amuses others by trucks, jokes, odd gestures and postures
bungler
a person who often fails to do things properly because they make mistakes or are clumsy
charlatan
a pretender of medical skill
colleague
someone you work with or someone who’s in the same professions as you
connoisseur
a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
culprit
a person responsible for something wrong, unpleasant etc.
dilettante
a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge
felon
a person who is guilty of a serious crime
feminist
the belief that women and men should have equal rights and opportunities
glutton
a person devoted to eating and drinking to excess; greedy person. often ironic
gourmet
a culture ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink
huckster
anyone who sells something or served biased interests, using pushy or showy tactics
ingenue
a naive girl or young women
luminary
a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
magnate
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise
martyr
a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing and refusing to renounce a religion
nomad
a member of a group of people who no fixed home and move out according to the seasons from place in search of a group of people, water, food and grazing land
oracle
a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel, or prophetic predictions
pacifist
strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war pacifist beliefs
paragon
someone or something that is the very best
patriarch
one of the scriptural father of the human race or if the hebrew people
- a man is father or founder
- the oldest member or representative of a group
prodigy
a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability
pundit
a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner
raconteur
a person who excels in telling anecdotes
recluse
a person who leads a secluded or solitary life
ruffian
a brutal person: bully
saboteur
a person who destroys or damaged something deliberately
schlemiel
a somewhat dopey, awkward person
skeptic
an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity
tippler
a person who is habitually drunk
tycoon
a wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; a magnate
urchin
a mischievous and often poor and raggedy clothed youngster street urchins
virtuoso
a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field, individual excellence
zealot
an extremely religious person
