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vocabulary #3 (nouns)
nouns
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English
10th Grade
03/06/2011

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Bigot
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one who stubbornly holds his opinions
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charlatan
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a fraud, cheat or impostor
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despot
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absolute ruler, tyrant
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hedonist
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seeker of pleasure or happiness as the highest good
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Heretic
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one who differs from accepted belief or theory
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hypocrite
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one who pretends to hold beliefs, ideals, or sentiments not truly held (held under false pretenses)
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insurgent
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revolting against established government; engaged in insurrection, one who revolts against authority
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Oracle
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one who gives wise or especially meaningful advice
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Recluse
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a hermit, one who lives a solitary life
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skeptic
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one included to doubt, incredulous
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sycophant
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a servile flatter; one who "sucks up" to others with difference
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zealot
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one who is fanatically earnest; has intense feelings towards something
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