Nov.1,2015 Flashcards

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Epicurean

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A pleasure seeker; devotion to pleasure

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Epicure

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Someone who delights in fine food

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Sybarite

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Someone who delights luxury

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Ascetic

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Someone who is self-denial as a spiritual discipline

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Discipline

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Method of practice

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Denial

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Refusing to comply

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Anarchist

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Someone who opposes authority (insurgent, rebel)

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Insurgent

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Someone who rebels

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Pacifist

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Someone who opposes violence (peace-seeker)

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Atheist

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Someone who denies the existence of god

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Nihilist

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Someone who rejects all moral beliefs and has a perspective of life is nothing

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Despot

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A cruel ruler; tyrant (oppressor)

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Narcissist

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One in love with his own image (someone who fell in love with himself)

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Zealot

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Someone who engages passionately in a cause (enthusiast, fanatic, devotee)

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Fanatic

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Someone who express enthusiasm for a particular subject

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Pessimist

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Someone who focuses on the negative side of a situation (defeatist, alarmist, cassandra)

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Optimist

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Someone who focuses on the positive side of a situation (idealist, pangloss, candid)

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Norm

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A typical standard

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Radical

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Far beyond norm

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Hedonist

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A pleasure seeker (epicurean, epicure)