Vocab 5 Flashcards
Optimist
Hopeful outlook on life
Laggard
Tardy. Behind schedule
Demagogue
Using popular prejudices and false claims to get power
Loafer
Habitually lazy. Idle
Cynic
Distrusting human nature
Pacifist
Oppose war and violence
Renegade
Reject lawful or conventional behavior
Magnate
Having great power
Pessimist
Have a gloomy outlook on life
Reprobate
Morally corrupt or depraved
Spendthrift
Spend money foolishly
Philanthropist
Generosity and humanitarian acts
Rogue
Mischievous
Martinet
Strict disciplinarian
Braggart
Known for bragging
Sage
Wise
Glutton
Having a huge insatiable appetite for food and drink
Skinflint
Excessive thrift
Hypocrite
Saying one thing and doing another
Egoist
Excessively concerned with oneself
Hedonist
Seeking pleasure
Stickler
Insisting on exact standards
Virtuoso
Excelling in a technique of an art
Iconoclast
Attacks established or traditional beliefs