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Skeptic

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A person who doubts, 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

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Hedonist

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A person who believes that pleasure is the 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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Partisan

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A supporter of a person, party, or cause; a person with strong and perhaps biased beliefs

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Polymath

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A person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas

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Dilettante

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An amateur or a dabbler; a person with superficial interest in art or a branch of knowledge, a trifler

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Mentor

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An advisor; a teacher, a guide

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Acolyte

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A devoted follower

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Demagogue

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

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Automaton

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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 bc of incompetence

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Clairvoyant

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Having the supposed power to see objects and events that can’t be perceived with the five traditional senses

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Prognosticator

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A person who makes predictions based upon current info 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 perhaps to an excessive degree, a fanatic

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Neophyte

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Novice, greenhorn, a beginner, someone who is new to a field or activity

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Benefactor, patron

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A person who makes a gift or bequest

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Beneficiary

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

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Bene

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Good, well

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