SAT Vocab Words 97-105 Flashcards
Raconteur
A person who excels at telling Anecdotes
Iconoclast
A person who attacks and ridicules cherished figures, ideas, and institutions
Partisan
A supporter of a person, party, or cause; a person with strong and perhaps biased beliefs
Polymath
A person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas
Dilettante
An amateur or dabbler; a person with superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge; a trifler
Mentor
An advisor; a teacher; a guide
Acolyte
A devoted follower
Demagogue
A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace
Automaton
A self-operation machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion
Recluse
A person who leads a secluded or sultry life
Bungler
Someone who is clumsy or inept; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence
Clairvoyant
Having the supposed power to see objects and events that cannot be perceived with the five traditional senses; as a noun, a seer
