SAT Common Vocabulary Words : Types of People

Mrs. Lin (United States of America)
SAT common vocabulary words, SAT prep
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  1. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
  2. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  3. bungler
    someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
  4. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  5. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  6. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  7. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  8. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  9. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  10. innovator
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
  11. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  12. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  13. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  14. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  15. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  16. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  17. prevaricator
    a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  18. prognosticator
    someone who makes predictions of the future
  19. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    authority on a subject; expert; learned person
  20. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  21. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  22. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  23. rhetorician
    a person who delivers a speech or oration
  24. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  25. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
Created on Wed Jun 26 16:36:22 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Aug 26 16:28:14 EDT 2013)

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