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22 Cards in this Set
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a person who greedily eats and drinks alot. usually to excess.
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GLUTTON
also used in phrase, "he's a glutton for punishment". or he just can't get enough of it |
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A person who is rude and insensitive,lacks refinement.
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BOOR
a boorish remark such as "Get over here, Pizza Face." |
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A person who is overly thrifty.
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SKINFLINT
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A person who is filled with zeal and enthusiasm for a cuase.
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ZEALOT
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PERSON WHO PROVIDES GUIDANCE , A TUTOR
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MENTOR
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A person who is overly humble and pleads for a favor.
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SUPPLICANT
AKA: A BEGGER |
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A person who promotes peace.
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PACIFIST
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A loyal supporter, an adherent, someone that stands by you, or something that sticks.
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STALWART
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A person with great talent, a genious.
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PRODIGY
Tiger Woods was a child prodigy when it came to golf. |
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A person who engages in merrymaking, A PARTY GOER.
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REVELER
engages in revelry. |
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A person who seeks pleasure, gratification.
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HEDONIST
Hedonistic pleasures or values. You may find one of these at a Beauty Spa indulging in massages and steam baths. |
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A person who is in charge of a museum.
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Curator
The Smithsonian curator decided where to place the items that were found in the time capsule. |
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A dabbler, one with superficial interest in a variety of fields or endeavors, but doesn't excell in anything.
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DILETTANTE
superficial: we all know someone who looks and acts like an expert, but they really only know a little |
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A person with a great artistic talent.
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VIRTUOSO
Bethoven was a musical virtuoso. |
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A person who does ill or bad things to others. A bad person.
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MALEFACTOR
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A person who is only concerned with himself/herself
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EGOIST
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a PERSON WITH DETAILED KNOWLEDGE IN A SPECIFIC FIELD, ALSO A SAGE.
Example: Scientist, meterologist |
SAVANT
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A disreputable person, one who lacks virtue, a rascal.
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SCOUNDREL
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A person who seeks pleasure, gratification.
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HEDONIST
Hedonistic pleasures or values. You may find one of these at a Beauty Spa indulging in massages and steam baths. |
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an extreme nationalist, a chauvinist
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JINGOIST
also "jingoism" same as nationalism. |
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A person who is practical and not given to flights of fancy.
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PRAGMATIST
a PRAGMATIC SOLUTION, IDEA, OR SUGGESTION IS A PRACTICAL ONE. |
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A person who arouses popular passions and prejudices.
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DEMAGOGUE
Hitler & Mussolini were the most notorious demagogues of the 20th century. |