Nov.1,2015 Flashcards
Epicurean
A pleasure seeker; devotion to pleasure
Epicure
Someone who delights in fine food
Sybarite
Someone who delights luxury
Ascetic
Someone who is self-denial as a spiritual discipline
Discipline
Method of practice
Denial
Refusing to comply
Anarchist
Someone who opposes authority (insurgent, rebel)
Insurgent
Someone who rebels
Pacifist
Someone who opposes violence (peace-seeker)
Atheist
Someone who denies the existence of god
Nihilist
Someone who rejects all moral beliefs and has a perspective of life is nothing
Despot
A cruel ruler; tyrant (oppressor)
Narcissist
One in love with his own image (someone who fell in love with himself)
Zealot
Someone who engages passionately in a cause (enthusiast, fanatic, devotee)
Fanatic
Someone who express enthusiasm for a particular subject
Pessimist
Someone who focuses on the negative side of a situation (defeatist, alarmist, cassandra)
Optimist
Someone who focuses on the positive side of a situation (idealist, pangloss, candid)
Norm
A typical standard
Radical
Far beyond norm
Hedonist
A pleasure seeker (epicurean, epicure)