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adversary

(AD-vuh-ser-ee)

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n. opponent

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advocate

(AD-vuh-kut)

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n. a supporter; proponent

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artisan

(AR-tuh-zun)

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n. a person who is skillful with his or her hands
* make art with hands

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ascetic

(uh-SEH-tik)

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n. person who refrains from indulging in earthy pleasures

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charlatan

(SHAR-luh-tun)

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n. a froud; a quack or imposter

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hedonist

(HEE-fuh-nist)

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n. a person who lives for pleasure

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orator

(OR-uh-tur)

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n. a skillful public speaker

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pariah

(puh-RIE-uh)

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n. a social outcast

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raconteur

(ra-kahn-TUR)

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n. a skillful storyteller
* recount

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skeptic

(SKEP-tik)

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n. a person who doubts

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virtuoso

(vur-choo-OH-so)

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adj. n. a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer

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frivolous

(FRIH-vuh-lus)

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adj. not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness; silly

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incidental

(in-suh-DEN-tl)

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adj. less important; minor
* a small moment

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inconsequential

(in-kahn-suh-KWEN-shul)

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adj. irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
* no consequence

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irrelevant

(ih-REH-luh-vunt)

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adj. not relation to the matter at hand
* not related

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negilgible

(NEH-glih-juh-bul)

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adj. able or likely to be ignored or bypassed dure to smallness or lack of importance

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peripheral

(puh-RIH-fuh-rul)

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adj. only marginally connected to what is truely important; minor

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petty

(PEH-tee)

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adj. minor or trivial; small on quantity
* pettete

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superficial

(soo-pur-FIH-shul)

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adj. lacking in depth or importance; on the surface

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trifling

(TRY-fling)

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adj. lacking significance; unimportant

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trivial

(TRIH-vee-ul)

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adj. unimportant; ordinary
* trial

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astute

(uh-STOOT)

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adj. sharp-minded; very clever

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discerning

(dih-SUR-ning)

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adj. able to judge people and situatuions clearly
* distinguish

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erudite

(ER-uh-dite)

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adj. wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly
* etude

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incisive

(sin-SIE-siv)

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adj. decisive, keen and directly to the point
* straight into the matter

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judicious

(joo-DIH-shus)

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adj. showing wisdom in judging people and situations
* judge

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perspicacious

(pur-spuh-KAY-shus)

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adj. using wise judgement; sharp-minded
* judge from other people’s perspective

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prudent

(PROO-dnt)

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adj. careful, cautious, and wise

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sagacious

(suh-GAY-shus)

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adj. wise
* think “sage”

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savvy

(SA-vee)

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adj. smart; informed

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shrewd

(SHROOD)

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adj. insightful; clever

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acrid

(A-curd)

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adj. bitter, harsh
* crude

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arid

(A-rid)

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adj. dry, lacking water
* get rid of

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aesthetic

(es-THEM-tik)

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adj. having to do with artistic beauty

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ascetic

(uh-SEH-tik)

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n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures

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atheistic

(ay-thee-IS-tik)

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adj. without a belief in any god
* atheist

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ambiguous

(am-BIH-gyuh-wus)

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adj. hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation
* big

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ambivalent

(am-BIH-vuh-lunt)

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adj. having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure
* bi- means both

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coalesce

(koe-uh-LES)

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vb. to have different opinions join together
* co-

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convalesce

(kahn-vuh-LES)

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vb. to recover from an illness
* valeo in latin means to be well

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delusion

(dih-LOO-zhun)

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n. a false opinion or belief

  • de- means not or false
  • false vision
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allusion

(uh-LOO-zhun)

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n. an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature

  • preposition a- in latin means away from
  • a vision from somewhere else
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illusion

(ih-LOO-zhun)

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n. something unreal that gives the appearance of being real

  • ill- means sick
  • you have illusions when you’re real

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