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The Most Interesting People: 101-130 Flashcards

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Skeptic

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A person who doubts; a person who asks questions and lacks faith

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Charlatan

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A fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

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Rhetorician

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An eloquent writer or speaker; a master of RHETORIC (the art of speaking and writing)

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Hedonist

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A person who believes that pleasure is a chief goal of life

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Ascetic

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A person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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Raconteur

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A person who excels in telling ANECDOTES

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks and ridicules cherished figures, ideas, and institutions

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Dilettante

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An amateur or dabbler; a person with a SUPERFICIAL interest in an art or a branch of knowledge

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Partisan

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A person with strong and therefore biased beliefs

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Mentor

Acolyte

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An advisor; teacher; guide

A devoted follower

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Demagogue

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A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace

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Automation

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A self-operating machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion

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Recluse

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A person who leads a secluded or solitary life

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Bungler

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Someone who is clumsy or INEPT; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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Clairvoyant

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Having the supposed power to see objects and events that cannot be perceived with the five traditional senses; a SEER

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Prognosticator

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A person who makes predictions based upon current information and data

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Pundit

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An expert commentator; an authority who expresses his or her opinion, usually on political issues

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Zealot

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A very enthusiastic person; a champion; a true believer

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Neophyte, Novice, Greenhorn

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All three are beginners

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Benefactor and Patron

Beneficiary

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A person who makes a gift or bequest

The recipient of funds, titles, property, and other benefits

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Dissembler and Prevaricator

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Both are liars and deceivers

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Proponent

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One who argues in support of something; an ADVOCATE; a champion of a cause

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Prodigy

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A person with great talent; a young genius

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Oracle

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A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions

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Misanthrope

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A person who hates or distrusts humankind

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Innovator

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A person who introduces something new

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Sycophant

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A person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence; a TOADY; someone who behaves in an OBSEQUIOUS or servile manner

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Stoic

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A person who is seemingly INDIFFERENT to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; someone who is impassive and emotionless

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Reprobate

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A morally unprincipled person

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Renegade

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A disloyal person who betrays his or her cause; a traitor; a deserter

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