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66 Cards in this Set
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QUACK
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fake, charlatan (esp. an untrained doctor or one who offers spurious cures)
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RACONTEUR
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a skillful storyteller
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REACTIONARY
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to the right of a conservation (just as radical = to the left of liberal on the political spectrum
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RECLUSE
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one who lives in solitude or seclusion
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RENEGADE
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one who abandons, rejects, or turns against his/her group, religion, or cause
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REPROBATE
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dissolute, rogue
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REVELER
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partier
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ROGUE
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reprobate, dissolute
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RUFFIAN
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rough, brutal, or violent person
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SABOTEUR
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one who deliberately damages or destroys property
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SAGE
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wise person
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SAVANT
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a person with detailed knowledge in a specific field, sage
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SCAPEGOAT
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person who, though not actually at fault, is chosen to take the blame
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SCOUNDREL
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rouge, rapscallion
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SEER
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one who predicts the future
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SENTINEL
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guard, sentry
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SENTRY
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guard, sentinel
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SHYSTER
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derogatory term for sleazy lawyer
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SKEPTIC
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a person who doubts
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SKINFLINT
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cheapskate, miser, person overly thrifty with money
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SLANDERER
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traducer, one who says bad things about another
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SOPHIST
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one who argues is a clever but fallacious and misleading manner; obj. = to win not to find the truth
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SOVEREIGN
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ruler
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SPECULATOR
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one who takes a risk and bets on an investment
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SPENDTHRIFT
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person who is not frugal
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STALWART
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a loyal supporter
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STOIC
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one who shows no emotion
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SUBORDINATE
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one lower in rank o another
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SUBVERSIVE
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one who tries to overthrow the government
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SUFFRAGIST
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activist for women’s right to vote
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SURROGATE
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substitute
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SUPPLICANT
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one who entreats or pleads; is overly humble in seeking favor
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SWINDLER
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fraud and cheat
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SYCOPHANT
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supercilious toady; one who fawns and flatters the powerful
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TENANT
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one who rents a room or an apartment
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TEETOTALER
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one who does not imbibe alcohol
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TERMAGANT
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a shrewish woman
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THEOLOGIAN
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one who studies religion
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THRALL
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slave
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TITAN
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giant
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TOADY
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sycophant; a fawning flatterer
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TRADUCER
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slanderer, one who says bad things about another
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TRANSIENT
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one who moves from place to place
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URBANITE
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city dweller
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URCHIN
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small, mischievous impish boy
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USURPER
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one who seizes the rights or power of another to which he or she has no legitimate right
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USURER
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one who lends money at exorbitant interest
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VAGABOND
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person who wanders from place to place with no fixed abode
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VAGRANT
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person with no regular home or employment who wanders; vagabond
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VALET
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personal servant to another
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VAMP
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unscrupulous woman who uses her feminine charms to get what she wants
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VASSAL
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the subject of a lord
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VIGILANTE
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person who takes the law into his/her own hands
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VILLAIN
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bad guy
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VILLIEN
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medieval peasant attached to the land; serf
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VIRAGO
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bad-tempered, sharp-tongued woman
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VIRTUOSO
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a highly skilled performer, usually a musician
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VIXEN
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ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman
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VOLUPTUARY
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one given or used to luxurious living
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VOYEUR
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one who obtains sexual gratification by watching others
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VOTARY
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one bound by a vow
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WAG
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habitual joker
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WANTON
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one who behaves with extreme recklessness, thoughtlessness, or malice
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WASTREL
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spendthrift; wasteful person
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XENOPHOBE
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one who fears and hates foreigners
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ZEALOT
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a person who is filled with zeal and enthusiasm for a cause
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